Interesting call, Lasrry -- it would be consistent with his luck so far.

One importasnt difference is that the enemy is not militarily competent, while the Viet Cong were competent and ingenuious foes.

This is true as long as the forces opposing the occupation are dispersed guerilla remannts of the Baathist regime, which they mostly are. If a unification of jihadista from all across the Muslim lands were to be sparked, it could be a bloody catastrophe with an end scene very similar to the final evacs out of 'Nam.

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