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10 Parallels Between Vietnam & Iraq
One is a jungle and the other is a desert.
One is Arab and the other is Asian.
One happened decades ago, and the other persists, today.
How could Iraq and Vietnam be more different?
Actually, there are some chilling similarities.
(1) Both are, fundamentally, civil wars.
(2) Popular support at home for the war is waning, dramatically.
(3) Our troops are questioning the effectiveness of their efforts.
(4) The credibility of our political leadership is plummeting.
(5) The war constitutes a huge economic drain; greater than predicted.
(6) Our allies are no longer fighting beside us or supporting our involvement.
(7) Our involvement was justified based on a pretext that we were attacked, or would be, imminently.
(8) Our international stature is diminishing and we're losing credibility.
(9) The purported goal of our involvement, spreading democracy in the region, is unlikely to be realized, with or without our involvement.
(10) It's clear we are leaving; now the question is how soon?
Even Walter Chronkite, famous retired broadcaster, and symbolic canary in our political mine, noted his dismay with this conflict.
If these are the realities, why don't we wake up to them, and do the right thing, sparing as many human, financial, and political resources as we can?
The one thing we don't have are wides
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