Iraq and Vietnam: Differences, Similarities, and Insights

Authors

Jeffrey Record Dr., Air War College
W. Andrew Terrill Dr.Follow

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Description

U.S. political and military difficulties in Iraq have prompted comparisons to the American war in Vietnam. The authors conclude that the military dimensions of the two conflicts bear little comparison. Among other things, the sheer scale of the Vietnam War in terms of forces committed and losses incurred dwarfs that of the Iraq War. They also conclude, however, that failed U.S. state-building in Vietnam and the impact of declining domestic political support for U.S. war aims in Vietnam are issues pertinent to current U.S. policy in Iraq.

ISBN

1675

Publication Date

5-1-2004

Keywords

iraq, vietnam, Viet Cong, NLF, Saddam Hussein, Transitional Administrative Law, Sistani, Kurd, NIA, ICDC, sunni, Terrill, Record, terrorism, terrorists, asia pacific

Recommended Citation

Jeffrey Record Dr. and W. Andrew Terrill Dr., Iraq and Vietnam: Differences, Similarities, and Insights ( US Army War College Press, 2004),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/770