Iraq and Vietnam

Reuters reports that the President sees a parallel between Iraq and Vietnam. He's not the only one.

President Bush says he sees a possible parallel in the increase in violence in Iraq and the 1968 Tet offensive that prompted Americans to lose support for the Vietnam War.

Asked in an ABC News interview on Wednesday whether he agreed with an opinion by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman that the current violence in Iraq was "the jihadist equivalent of the Tet offensive," Bush said: "He could be right."

"There's certainly a stepped-up level of violence, and we're heading into an election," Bush said.

The explosive violence of the Tet Offensive and October in Iraq is not the only parallel.

Perhaps more important is the presistent misrepresentation of the situation in Vietnam/Iraq. This misrepresentation has led many to be more surprised by the violence than they should be.

When will they learn in Washington? It's always the cover-up. Always.

GP