Iraq Beginning to Look a Lot Like Vietnam
by Richard Cohen, Miami Herald

About two years ago, I sat down with a colleague and explained why Iraq was not going to be Vietnam. Iraq lacked a long-standing nationalist movement and a single charismatic leader such as Ho Chi Minh. The insurgents did not have a sanctuary, such as North Vietnam, which supplied manpower and materiel and leadership, and the rebel cause in Iraq -- just what is it exactly? -- was not worth dying for. On Tuesday, President Bush proved me wrong. Iraq is beginning to look like Vietnam.


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