"Iraq is nothing like Vietnam."

THEN                                     NOW

the draft                                 redeployment
escalation                               the surge
Viet Cong                                 Al-Quaida in Iraq
NVA                                       Al-Quaida
Cong, Charlie, etc.                      Insurgents
boobytraps                               IEDs
M16A1                                     M16A2
Saigon                                    Green Zone
Ho Chi Minh Trail                         Syrian and Iran borders
napalm                                    depleted uranium
Agent Orange                              Roundup
etc.                                     etc.

The words have been changed to protect, etc.