insein
Senior Member
Originally posted by st8_o_mind
But more important is the second question. The US went into Vietnam (Iraq) badly miscalculating how difficult it would be, attempted to impose a government in S. Vietnam (Iraq) that was not perceived as legitimate by the Vietnamese, could not distinguish between friend and foe in S. Vietnam (Iraq), and had no "exit strategy" that would allow us to disengage the Vietnamese (N. Korea, Iraq).
In short, the war was lost by the assholes running the war, not the Americans who resisted it.
Vietnam and IRaq are 2 completely different times, wars, politics, you name it. Its a completely different situation. Vietnam was the definition of a quagmire. We went in then got stuck and couldnt get out. The main reason for hatred of Vietnam was the fact that we went in and we had a draft. If the wasnt any draft and the US just used a volunteer army, then the protestors wouldnt have been as adament as they were in opposition to the War.
There is no draft for IRaq. ITs a volunteer Army. We have a plan. We executed the plan. We have met some unforseen obstacles and are adjusting but all in all, the war has been a major success as far as time and casualty tolls. Also the impact that it will create in having a Free IRaq. A free iraq distabilizes the Despots and Dictators that harbor terrorists in the Middle East. A free Vietnam just would have flaunted the US power to the Soviets. Nothing strategic would have been gained from Vietnam had we won.