Why is Iraq another Vietnam?

Answer 1

So, how many times have you posted this same stupid question, erudite?

Grow up and get a real life.

Answer 2

Well militarily and politically it's heading down the same path. The tactics used by the insurgency is somewhat similar to the Viet Cong. The Viet Cong were really efficient with booby traps, guerrilla warfare, and ambushes. The insurgency used their own version of the booby traps (I.E.D), they two have used guerrilla warfare, and ambushes in the earlier stages of the war. Vietnam was a war against Communism, now Communism has been replaced by Terrorism. We got sent into Vietnam not knowing exactly what we were getting into, I see this as the same outcome in the War in Iraq. Iraq is not a popular war, neither was Vietnam, from the way it's looking we are going to be committed in Iraq a lot longer then we were in Vietnam.

Answer 3

People compare Iraq war to Vietnam war because the americans enterred the country unjustly (not the troops fault...blame govt) and because the americans failed to adjust their tactics to combat guerilla warefare. Morevoer the war in vietnam lasted ~12 yrs to no avail and people can see no results in Iraq. Also change can only come from within a country it can not be forced upon them by others as the americans are finding out again

Answer 4

They are similar in that the war in Vietnam wasn't lost in Vietnam, it was lost in the US by those who had no clue what kind of war we were fighting. The same applies here. The vast majority of the anti-war sentiment I see is from people who have no idea what they're talking about. The military downsized too much after the end of the Cold War, and they're under a strain, but they can handle Iraq. We can lose the thing here at home, though, and our enemies know it.

Answer 5

Just as Vietnam fell to the Communist after the U.S. presence is gone, the same will happen to the country of Iraq, and all the effort and lives lost would be in vain again.

Answer 6

Politically Yes.
Unpopluar among citizens, mislead about the war by the White House, idiots in the DOD who cannot run a war. Attempting to "help" another nation which won't help itself, with a variety of other factors for running the war. Oil, Saddam's attempt on Bush Sr. life, getting an ally in a region which is not supportive of us.
Militarily, close but not exactly.
Region and climate and geography unfamiliar to most US soldiers, combating guerrilla tactics, split popularity among support from the citizens of the region, BS in the upper ranks, overwhelmingly positive kills to casualties ratio, superior technology that doesn't always prevail. However there are differences. Desert vs jungle, number of troops, draft. Other than that.... No true "army" to combat (although many of the guerrillas are former Iraqi army), foreign support to the enemy is from numerous, smaller nations not a rival world superpower.

Answer 7

The answer is simple..You are making the same stupid errors you made in Vietnam..American military command and control structure hasn't changed one bit!..You cannot fight a war of insurgency from inside cantonments!..You cannot win a war if you do not understand your enemy's dispositions!..You will always loose if you appoint general officers on the basis of 'political correctness'!..You will not win while you do not allow officers down to platoon level to make on the spot engagement decisions, without having to go through a convoluted 'command structure'..You will suffer needless casualty's by non interdiction of enemy forces!..What i mean is, sitting there waiting for them to do it first!..Why do you think the Australian forces are the most successful ?..Answer!..They ambush the ambushers before they get a chance to do it to them!..They seek 'em out, They are so successful at this, like they were in Vietnam, that the insurgents avoid them like the plague!..Because they do it first, their casualty rate is almost nil!..That's what you have to do..But cant with your current system failing constantly!..Think about it?..

Answer 8

#1. Neither was a Necessary War!
#2. Both had a public that wanted to make War.
#3. Both mentioned Hitler like personages.
#4. Both said Support the troops even if you do
not support the war.
#5. Both had soldiers never understanding that
just because you blow the hell out of a
country and kill lots of people, that it does
not necesarily mean the populace over
there will love you for doing so.
Actually from #6 to now over 3000 dead americans and 600,000+ dead Iraqui reasons all stem from just one number and that is,
#1

Answer 9

Because we are in an unwinnable situation, like vietnam and the war is unpopular with the majority of Americans (about 27% agree with this war), just like vietnam!

Answer 10

Iraq has its large oil reserve just like Vietnam was a tactical hot point during WWII.

Answer 11

Iraq is not another VietNam. I just heard from a US soldier and he is tired of those comparisions. It's just because so many people in here are too young to remember; or because that war left such a bad taste. It's not the same at all...I was there.