Iraq and Vietnam Parallels: Futile Air War Just The Latest

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Thursday March 16, 2006 · 11:06 AM PST

2006/03/16 · 11:06

I knew that Rumsfeld, Cheney and the rest of the PNAC Platoon are nostalgic for the days of the Cold War (and with the horrible way they've been played by Vladimir Putin, they just might get their wish soon).

But who knew that they would be so silly as to try to re-enact every goddamn mistake out of the Vietnam Playbook?

I mean, seriously: Every. Single. One. Hit the jump and you'll see what I mean. (Also posted at Mercury Rising.)

Let's see:

-- Unnecessary and counterproductive war started as a result of codpiece-waving groupthink: Check.

-- Military action initially used to win over wavering folks at home (especially the bigoted ones who enjoy killing brown-skinned people, even if only vicariously): Check.

-- Utter noninterest in winning "hearts and minds" of locals: Check.

-- Long and expensive economy-killing drain on US Treasury: Check.

-- Expensive state-of-the-art bases and other permanent military facilities that will soon be overrun and turned against us in short order: Check.

-- Ramping up the air war even though it will only make things worse, just to stage a minor troop reduction and call it "Mission Accomplished": Check.

-- Gearing up to invade and bomb a neighboring country on the thinnest of pretexts even as the current war turns ever-more-sour: Check.

And the hits just keep on comin'.

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