Analysis: Iraq, Vietnam have parallels
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The silhouettes that roar through the Baghdad twilight are sleeker than the helicopters of an earlier time. The wind brings dust, not drenching monsoons. The river snaking seaward is called Tigris, not Mekong. And this war&#039;s not fought to the wail of Jimi Hendrix&#039;s guitar.
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John Kerry's Vietnam War service records run to multiple medal commendations and a notation of "conspicuous gallantry" in combat. President Bush's file tracks the stateside career of a National Guard test pilot.
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In Iraq, the ties to neighboring Iran are as apparent as the desert sun. They reach back to Islam's earliest days, and before.
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Past presidential candidates and their critics have been known to shade the truth for political purposes. But to memory researchers, it doesn't take intentional falsifying to understand the discrepancies in the retelling of Sen. John Kerry's war experiences.
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When George W. Bush looks out on the battlefields of the 21st century, he sees a sleek, mobile US force backed by high-tech weaponry. John Kerry also sees more boots on the ground.
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President Bushâs claims that Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia is the same group that attacked the U.S. in 2001 have oversimplified the nature of the insurgency in Iraq.
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Of all the images I saw on a short visit to Iraq last week, two stand out in my mind. One was a display that the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in the Sunni Triangle, prepared for the
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New TV ads and accusations draw out debate over Kerry&#39;s service in Vietnam - and may be an acid test of his defenses. By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 22 -- President Bush defended his ongoing military commitment in Iraq by linking the conflict there to the Vietnam War, arguing Wednesday that withdrawing U.S. troops would lead to widespread death and suffering as it did in Southeast Asia three decades ago.
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President Bushâs address again raises the question of what Americaâs mission in Iraq really is.
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The question raised by &quot;Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry&quot; isn&#39;t if it&#39;s an unbiased account of presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry&#39;s service during the Vietnam War.
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The triumph of Jan. 30 is a fact. The shame is that Iraq-war foes can't admit it
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The economic cost of the Iraq war may be larger than what has actually been spent directly on the war.
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Iraq, the issue most likely to ignite fire in tomorrow&#39;s debate, has become the chief symbol of differences between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry.
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Vastly different views on Iraq show the sharp distinctions between Bush and Kerry.
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This is supposed to be a make-or-break week in the conduct of the Iraq War. But politically, it's looking a lot like 2006 all over again.
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Iraq, once thought to be a political albatross for President George W. Bush, is turning out to be more of a headache for his Democratic rival John Kerry despite the continuing turmoil and mounting US death toll.