Different Paths From Vietnam to War in Iraq

JANNY SCOTT
"Memories of Vietnam haunt the public debate on the war in Iraq. They also lurk in the private thoughts of a generation in Congress — men like Senators Hagel and McCain, who lived through the earlier war, vote on the current one and, despite their shared past, now disagree profoundly on what the United States should do next."

This article it really interesting because it compares the Vietnam and Iraq wars (which a lot of people are doing now) and actually gives some information as to HOW this comparison can be made. The major problem is that neither war's reasons are truly understood. There are the reasons given for the wars, but there seems to be some kind of ulterior motive. I kind of wish the article gave some reasons why they are dissimilar, because i know there must be some.