Vietnam vs Iraq
Comparisons of the Vietnam war verses the Iraq
war
Vietnam was a civil war that we came in to support
one side against the other. Iraq was a dictatorship that we invaded to
eliminate the standing government.
In
Vietnam we deployed our forces piecemeal. In Iraq we went in with overwhelming
force.
In Vietnam we picked targets
based on politics. In Iraq we pick targets based on Military
need.
In Vietnam our Politicians picked
targets. In Iraq the military picks
targets.
In Vietnam we were fighting
Communism. In Iraq we are fighting
Terrorism.
Vietnam had a strong arms
supplier that operated in the open. In Iraq there are stock piles of arms but
no large supplier.
Vietnam was not
geopolitically important. Iraq is in the middle of the most strategic part of
our world.
In Vietnam we were there to prevent the
Communist from winning. In Iraq we are there to
win.
In Vietnam they used guerrilla
tactics. In Iraq they use guerrilla tactics.
Posted: Fri - November 14, 2003 at 10:34 PM