I saw this and found it interesting.

Media comparisons between Viet Nam and our current war piqued my interest so I researched the following. I guess we're at step 3 now with the rest to quickly follow. I just wonder if everyone understands what's coming.

Viet Nam and Iraq Comparison
(Six Steps to Defeat)

Step 1:

• Viet Nam - As the war went badly, the press and the public increasingly saw it as a failure. When Nixon took over he transferred responsibility to the Vietnamese who won some battles but the public and Congress continued to see Viet Nam as a failure and so it became.
• Iraq - As the war goes badly, the press and gradually the public see it as a failure. After the golden dome was bombed in Samarra and sectarian violence followed, the anti-war movement in America was greatly encouraged. Even Jane Fonda is reappearing in anti-war rallies. Like 1968, we're now changing field commanders in an attempt to turn things around but don't have the patience to judge any effectiveness.
  

Step 2:

• Viet Nam - Our politicians started the blame game. Some blamed the American government and some blamed the Vietnamese government all the more fueling the public's frustration.
• Iraq - Now our politicians have started the blame game. Many of them are blaming the American government as well as the Iraqi government we're defending. Sen. Clinton: "I would never cut money for our troops when they're in harm's way. But I sure would threaten to cut money for the Iraqi troops and for the security for the Iraqi leadership. I don't know how else to get their attention." Others are not so tactful in their statements.
  

Step 3:

• Viet Nam - Congress began passing resolutions and holding hearings criticizing the war.
• Iraq - Congress is currently attempting to pass resolutions criticizing the war and promising a multitude of hearings that will undermine any further support for any efforts being made in Iraq.
  

Step 4:

• Viet Nam - Congress and the public forced Nixon to turn over the military burden to the Vietnamese and begin withdrawing our troops. Over the next few years, the Vietnamese actually won some battles but the media failed to report any of these victories and only reported what was bad about what was happening. The public continued to be against the war.
• Iraq - 'Let them fight their own war' Calls are being made in congress to force the Iraqi army to take over total combat operations. "We shouldn't be in the middle of a civil war" is a familiar refrain.
  

Step 5:

• Viet Nam - Congress voted to cut all funding for the war. Ignoring any successes of the Vietnamese military, congress then, in a bipartisan manner, voted to withdraw all military support to the South Vietnamese.
• Iraq - 'Cut all War Funding` Already being discussed. John Murtha and others are calling for a total cut in funding.
  

Step 6:

• Viet Nam - Collapse of a country and it's aftermath. When the Viet Cong took over the south, a murderous purge took place in Cambodia and throughout the region. Here at home, Jimmy Carter cut our military budget and shredded our intelligence community. Russia became emboldened and invaded Afghanistan.
• Iraq - 'Collapse within the country we were helping?' Most likely, the region will be consumed in unfettered ethnic warfare with the Shiites aligning themselves with the Iranians who are or have developed nuclear bombs. Al Qaeda will have outlasted the United States in our war against terrorism and will resume it's attacks against us as we lower our guard by cutting back on Homeland Defense's ability to track and investigate terrorist cells here in our country.