GOP Senator Says Iraq Looking Like Vietnam

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading Republican senator and prospective presidential candidate said Sunday that the war in Iraq has destabilized the Middle East and is looking more like the Vietnam conflict from a generation ago.

Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, who received two Purple Hearts and other military honors for his service in Vietnam, reiterated his position that the United States needs to develop a strategy to leave Iraq.

Hagel scoffed at the idea that U.S. troops could be in Iraq four years from now at levels above 100,000, a contingency for which the Pentagon is preparing.
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[FloridaPat]

1. Have any Democrats said this yet? I know a lot of us said this

within months of the invasion, but we already know we're smarter and more informed than the average poitician. Why is this big news from the repubs and not the Democrats? Why are the Democrats still for this mess?

[wli]

3. they can't say it for fear of getting Wellstoned

Rethugs are at more liberty to speak their mind.

[AspenRose]

2. Like I've seen the protest signs say....

"'Iraq' is Arabic for 'Vietnam.'"