Iraq as Vietnam

The Democratic Party seems to have made that connection long ago, rightly (or as I believe) wrongly. Now, we are about to fight an election which, the economic issues aside, will be largely about the future of American policy in Iraq: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120718399181985179.html?mod=djemEditorialPage. Do we pull out quickly? What kind of presence will we keep in the country, if any? So many questions. I wonder, though, if the Democrats fully understand the prospects of a precipitous withdrawal. This is NOT Vietnam. There was never any danger of the Vietnamese coming over here and blowing up buildings or people. That very frightening prospect does exist with respect to Iraq.