<![CDATA[DefenseLINK News: Iraq Situation Defies Vietnam Analogy, CENTCOM Chief Says:
“The difference between Vietnam and Iraq militarily are actually really much more stark than people believe,” said [Gen. John] Abizaid, who is responsible for a region that includes 27 countries in the Middle East, Central Asia and the horn of Africa. “In Vietnam you had a coherent opposition that had a political message with an external support network that ran not only through North Vietnam, but also through the Soviet Union and China. You don’t have any state support for the insurgency in Iraq to speak of.”
Remember this when the war against Iran is being propagandized….]]>