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Originally posted by cegerer
When they start comparing this to Vietnam, they really lose credibility .... oh wait, this article is written for "the Progressive Community." Never mind. 
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you got that right!
whenever I see a factually unsupported comparison like this one on Vietnam, the "politically motivated bull*****" meter really hits a high. let's ask them, shall we, what years are they talking about? the ones right after the fall of Dien Bien Phu where there was practically no U.S. involvement to speak of yet?? or was it during the first three years of Johnson's Americanization where thousands ended up dying? that comparison is assinine. comparatively speaking, Iraq was a full-on assault with tens of thousands of troops. five hundred is amazingly low for this type of action. yes, every one of those lives is a tragedy and should not be overlooked, but to compare this in any way to Vienam? that's like comparing apples to fire hydrants