Could the Iraq War become the next Vietnam?

AmusedOne

It already has.

Bush keeps talking about achieving victory, but the sad fact of life is that there is no way to win in this situation. The best we can hope for is containment of the sectarian violence.

I certainly hope this country treats the Iraq vets better than they did the Vietnam vets....

Phil S

It already has. More American troops have been killed in the first 3 years of Iraq than the first 3 of viet nam.

Tony C

The Vietnam war turned the way it did when the VC realized that there was a divide among the people and started waiting us out. After the failure of the Tet offensive, the VC were considering a surrender, but held on while observing the US internal strife over the conflict.

Eventually, Funding was pulled on our side and Funding increased on their side (China). And as we started to pull back and then out, the VC slaughtered the rest of south Vietnam.

It's interesting to realize, hind sight is 20/20, that if we didn't fight among ourselves, the VC would have cashed it in and we could have had the potential to stabilized Vietnam.

Today, we are suffering from similar issues, domestically. Too many people domestically trying to say the same thing. I hope to God we do not repeat that mistake again. As it stands, our enemy does not have the backing of a China, but God forbid that the enemy sees a internal breakdown among the people's support for the troops and action we have taken and then does get a backing from say an Iran or similar.

Let's not turn it into Vietnam. We know better.

brainstorm

Much worse

DBznut

IF we stay there longer than we need to then yes it will.

Leogirl0804

NO, I don't care how many liberals morons want to compare these actions. They are different. They need to find some other cause to destroy this nation and our military with.

LeAnne

No.
Comparisons are used by war critics to promote antiwar sentiment in this country and down play the threat posed by Islamic terrorists.

The troop levels in Iraq are pretty steady at about 130,000 troops. There were a half-million troops in Viet Nam at the height of the war - and there is no comparison what so ever in the number of casualties.

Viet Nam was fought on the belief that if we let communism spread, a domino effect would sweep it over the entire area. This belief did not proof correct. The North Viet Namese did not threaten a holy war, nor did they threaten death to all non-believers. There was no reason to believe that this war would ever spill over onto our shores and into our towns and cities.

Iraq is the center of our war on terror. An enemy whose tactics include the killing of thousands of innocent civilians as well as perpetrating acts of war against the United States since 1979. They have attacked us on our own soil and threaten to continue these attacks. Their demands and threats are clear - death to all infidels. Convert to Islam, or die.

This war will not become "the next Viet Nam" because the consequences of losing this war will be far, far greater.

Tim

Nope, in Vietnam we could pull out and be done with it.

Iraq is a front for RADICAL Islam's "Jihad", we cannot simply leave.

txbeachgirl76

I think that was inevitable. As soon as we went in there, we were doomed for failure

voltaire

It already is "another Vietnam," if you mean a military agenda that proves interminably protracted, increasingly unpopular and ultimately abandoned.

The problem of nuclear armed WMD armed, and quasi-radical rogue regimes remains much more relevant than what happens in Iraq - in the larger context of world history.

Julia Encarnacion

Only if we leave before finishing the job, as we did regarding Vietnam.

When we left Vietnam, the result was millions of Vietnamese and Cambodians either dead or exiled or imprisoned.

Similar results would happen if we leave Iraq before finishing the job.

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chaosjones7

it already is thanks to liberals

tonalc1

In the sense that we could become entrenched with no end in sight, yes. And also no clear definition of what "winning" the war would entail.

In Vietnam, there was more of a specific, nation-related enemy. In Iraq, people are coming from all over the Mideast to kill our troops.

GOPneedsarealconservative

If Democrats have their way and defund it yes. We lose if we leave. Period.

msim225

It already is

igi

no the Demos will not let it happen

goodtimesgladly

Next question

markm

No

Because were going to win this war and won't be pushed out.

iheart.burritos

Some people here dont realize that leaving Vietnam did not make Vietnam "Vietnam." The problem with Vietnam being "Vietnam" is that it was going the way that it was so we decided it would be best if we pulled out. Vietnam (the war) became the "Vietnam" we speak of now long before we decided it would be best to leave it.

...and yes studies, statistics and history both show that Iraq could indeed be the next "Vietnam"

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