Vietnam

Vietnam was a significant conflict especially with regards to American history. Not only was it the first "war" that America had lost it its history but it was the first time that the world had seen such a highly contested war at home. It brings some thoughts of the current war in Iraq as that is also not a very popular war, which is something to think about as we look back on history. Hopefully we avoid repeating history, and I was simply wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the similarities between the Vietnam conflict and the current "war" in Iraq.