It was hardly the most enlightened of times, not with the conflict in Indochina rapidly becoming America's costliest and most divisive war.
The Indochina conflict is fast becoming America's most expensive war.
mnli hypothesis: The Indochina conflict is fast becoming America's most expensive war. premise: It was hardly the most enlightened of times, not with the conflict in Indochina rapidly becoming America's costliest and most divisive war.