do americans feel that iraq is the new vietnam?

two2fly	I think only in the sense that the media (which loves to air dirty laundry in an attempt to make money) focuses on the negative. The enemy knows this propaganda technique and uses it aggressively to recruit more to the "cause". What you have is a vicious cycle propagated by our own free press for the sake of making money. I don't deny that the handling of the war has been done poorly but it is largely unfair to assess blame to someone like Rumsfeld or Bush. The Clinton Administration, after all, decimated the military machine in the 1990s limiting our responsiveness in a world requiring a very large and versatile military machine to effectively defend our interests.

J K	How would I know, ask the yanks

Phoenix	Well civilian wise yes ... I think it's another Vietnam in regards to how civilians feel towards it.

Julie N	I think the only way it is similar to Vietnam is in the way the media handled coverage. I served two tours over there and all I hear on the news when I get home is death counts and IEDs. There's a lot more going on and most of the media are too sheepish to get out there and cover it. It's a shame.

Brian Myers	It's not the next Vietnam, but it is a non-winnable conflict. In other words, Vietnam was in an era where America was AMERICA. We were within the life time of those that remembered World War Two as well as the Korean War. Kennedy had been gone for only a few years and Americans were launching a man into space. We were Americans, we were good, we were powerful... or so we thought. Then the Vietnam war occurred. Suddenly we began to question our leadership...we didn't feel so righteous.... we had begun a culture change and the way we viewed ourselves and government changed forever. This war in Iraq isn't as cut in dry in the public eye. There are many shades of gray and its difficult to say one person is wrong and another is right. It's more difficult to place blame in the lap of one person or one group of people. We feel for our trops and don't feel they are at fault for the eventual outcome of this. In the end they are similar, but no they are not they same, especially in the culture and public perception.

thealligator414	Not quite. The conflicts are quite different. Anyone who would take the time to actually compare the two would realize how erroneous the comparison is.

Idiot of Idiom	Only in that our military has been hampered by politicians.

mark185	It is the Iraqis killing each other...there are relatively few US deaths, given that we invaded a country years ago that at the time boasted the world's 4th largest army, and have occupied it ever since. The only likeness to Vietnam is that it is a quagmire. Personally, I find the Muslims more like animals than humans. It's really a shame what they are doing to one another and their country. They have caused more damage to themselves than the US ever did. Nevertheless...the world hates the US.

San Luis	Try subscribing to The Nation magazine or listening to Amy Goodman on Pacifica Radio. The link to Vietnam has log been there for several years. Had the media done its job, this nation would not have been tricked into invading another country on a lie. A lie that has destroyed tens of thousands of lives. Eventually most Americans will realized that they've been duped.

Senator D	I am starting to think it is heading in that direction.

dinodino	The are not the same but both were the result of bad policy.

pepe06	I don't know but i think it was a mistake to invade Iraq.

Faith	some people do.

Calee	It sure looks & feels the same to me. It's costing tons of money, we're not wanted there, people are protesting & our soldiers are getting killed on a daily basis.

Cora the Explorer	1st answer is correct Give him best answer

ArkieBoi	Only the stupid ones.