Comments on: The Iraqi and Vietnamese Elections

By: eric sanchez

eric sanchez — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 04:56:37 +0000

Good point Jim, but unlike the insurgency in South Vietnam, we still do not have concrete evidence of STATE sponsored support of opposition forces.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 23:31:03 +0000

I would argue there is a fundamental difference. No matter how much support Syria or Iran may be giving to the Iraqi insurgents, it is far far less then that of North Vietnam and the USSR did to the Vietkong.

By: PoliBlog: Politics is the Master Science

PoliBlog: Politics is the Master Science — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 14:28:11 +0000

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