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Here is the key difference:

In Vietnam we were fighting a foe with strongly nationalistic feelings. They had a mission to unite Vietnam into one country. Communism aside, Ho Chi Minh was first and foremost a nationalist.

In Iraq, many insurgents are not native and they are not fighting for a unified country. They are fighters from outside Iraq and old line baathists who want to see the country fractionalized and inflict damage or revenge on their internal foes. These are not good men by any measure. Ever wonder why they attack mostly civilians? Blowing up gas tankers in front of mosques and ramming cars into crowds of children.Don't kid yourself, settling internal scores is more important to these butchers than fighting "the infidel."

The vast majority of Iraqis would like to see them gone.