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'Iraqification' vs. 'Vietnamization' What are the parallels between the Vietnam War policy of "Vietnamization" and President Bush's call for Iraqis to take more of the responsibility for securing their country?

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What are the parallels between the Vietnam War policy of "Vietnamization" and President Bush's call for Iraqis to take more of the responsibility for securing their country? Professor Robert Brigham of Vassar College, author of Is Iraq Another Vietnam?, offers his views in a conversation with John Ydstie.

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Is Iraq Another Vietnam?
Is Iraq Another Vietnam?

by Robert Brigham

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