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Jeri Toll
Guest
IRAQ IS NOT VIETNAM:
1) in Vietnam, the US was fighting another nation, North Vietnam, and forces
which were coming in from Cambodia, Laos, and China.
In Iraq, we already conquered the enemy, and are fighting terrorists who are
coming in from Syria, Iran, etc. There is a big difference.
2) in Vietnam, the US allowed Pol-Pot, and other Communist Leaders to
participate in the Media, and they were allowed to travel to other nations
and create Public Relations problems, etc. The US had a Hands-Off approach
to the Communist Leaders.
In Iraq, we have killed or captured most of the enemy leaders, and are
openly trying to capture the ones who are still at large.
3) in Vietnam, the US never stated any type of goal, and the Armed Forces
were hampered by constant political interference and "Peace Talks" that
lasted many years.
In Iraq, we bombed them alot first, and except for Rumsfeld not providing
the amount of troops necessary, the US has done most of it right (More
Troops are needed). The stated goal was to take over Iraq and turn it into a
Democracy similar to Japan and Germany after World War II.
4) Casualties- Due to the constant fighting in the jungles, the corruption
of the South Vietnam military, and the complicity of the Vietnamese; the US
Soldiers took heavy casualties. 54,000 dead, around 200,000 injured.
In Iraq, there is no forest or jungle. The "insurgents" are limited to
constant roadside bombings and roadside attacks and bushwacking soldiers who
are doing Patrols inside the cities. While there is daily fighting, attacks,
and casualties; the battles are on a much smaller scale. That is because
there is no way a full-sized battallion of Terrrorist Soldiers could get
into Iraq along with its necessary support. Any such concentration of troops
would get bombed into the Stone Age by the US Troops. So the "Insurgents"
are limited to small squads which attack US Soldiers and Iraq Police. Of
course, there is no "good" way to look at daily casualties. However compared
to Vietnam, where 54,000 US Soldiers died, Iraq is a much better controlled
war. Less than 850 Soldiers have been killed in over a year in Iraq.
Hopefully as the Iraq Police take over more functions, they will be the ones
getting killed by their fellow Muslims.
1) in Vietnam, the US was fighting another nation, North Vietnam, and forces
which were coming in from Cambodia, Laos, and China.
In Iraq, we already conquered the enemy, and are fighting terrorists who are
coming in from Syria, Iran, etc. There is a big difference.
2) in Vietnam, the US allowed Pol-Pot, and other Communist Leaders to
participate in the Media, and they were allowed to travel to other nations
and create Public Relations problems, etc. The US had a Hands-Off approach
to the Communist Leaders.
In Iraq, we have killed or captured most of the enemy leaders, and are
openly trying to capture the ones who are still at large.
3) in Vietnam, the US never stated any type of goal, and the Armed Forces
were hampered by constant political interference and "Peace Talks" that
lasted many years.
In Iraq, we bombed them alot first, and except for Rumsfeld not providing
the amount of troops necessary, the US has done most of it right (More
Troops are needed). The stated goal was to take over Iraq and turn it into a
Democracy similar to Japan and Germany after World War II.
4) Casualties- Due to the constant fighting in the jungles, the corruption
of the South Vietnam military, and the complicity of the Vietnamese; the US
Soldiers took heavy casualties. 54,000 dead, around 200,000 injured.
In Iraq, there is no forest or jungle. The "insurgents" are limited to
constant roadside bombings and roadside attacks and bushwacking soldiers who
are doing Patrols inside the cities. While there is daily fighting, attacks,
and casualties; the battles are on a much smaller scale. That is because
there is no way a full-sized battallion of Terrrorist Soldiers could get
into Iraq along with its necessary support. Any such concentration of troops
would get bombed into the Stone Age by the US Troops. So the "Insurgents"
are limited to small squads which attack US Soldiers and Iraq Police. Of
course, there is no "good" way to look at daily casualties. However compared
to Vietnam, where 54,000 US Soldiers died, Iraq is a much better controlled
war. Less than 850 Soldiers have been killed in over a year in Iraq.
Hopefully as the Iraq Police take over more functions, they will be the ones
getting killed by their fellow Muslims.