The author appears genuinely convinced there is an historical parallel between Iraq of today and the end of Vietnam (i.e., [his words] "U.S. troops and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, with American advisors, had largely destroyed the Viet Cong and pushed back the North Vietnamese Army, when an angry Congress intervened to seize defeat from the jaws of victory".) He warns that this Congress is poised to repeat the history that is in his mind. Over 18 months ago, Mr. Cheney said confidently the insurgency was in its final throes. Reality defies the accuracy of that assertion, as the insurgency (by nearly all accounts - including Mr. Bush's own recent public statements) has worsened. We are now in the middle of what has the ... More »

This blog post supports a troop surge in Iraq and suggests a possible escalation targeting Iran. There is no analysis other than equating actions by those in Congress that oppose a surge with similar Congressional actions that are claimed to have cost a victory in the Vietnam war after our troops had already won it. Opinions are fine but analysis ought to consist of something more than revisionist history.