Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Lebanon, etc... the list continues. Anywhere we go its always Vietnam. Each situation has its own peculiarities and lessons. The entire Middle East is so complex that I would have to be very careful in how I related our current situation to anything.

But I do remember Democrats and Republicans being critical of the George the 41st when he did not go into Baghdad. And when the truth came out that Saddam in power meant that Iran will not run amok does not seem so strange now... Desert Storm of course seems to be forgotten. Go straight to Vietnam, do not pass Go, do not collect 200 dollars.