William Westmoreland : (4) " I don’t take criticism lying down. " - William Westmoreland " It’s the first war we’ve ever fought on the television screen and the first war that our country ever fought where the media had full reign. " - William Westmoreland " War is fear cloaked in courage. " - William Westmoreland " As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion – and I worried about it. " - William Westmoreland