I don't think he's comparing countries so much as wars -- in both cases there was an invasion with inadequate preparation or understanding of political dynamics.
>Vietnam is a much different country than Iraq. Iraq is more like the Balkans >with its religious and ethnic divisions. The big failure in the Balkans was >that no one intervened until several years into the war. > >At this point there is no war of occupation in Iraq. There is a popularly >elected Iraqi government, and if they ask us to leave tomorrow, I have no >doubt that we will pack up and go. The war is now a war of liberation from >Sunni (and to a lesser extent) Al Qaeda tyranny. > >On 6/14/06, Gruss wrote: > >-- >--------------- >Robert Munn >www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209345 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
