Why Was the Iraq War Compared to Vietnam

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why was the Iraq War compared to Vietnam?

• A) Both had begun as nation-building projects.
• B) Both featured free elections overseen by American officials that resulted in stable governments.
• C) Both featured American policymakers with little knowledge of the country to which they sent troops.
• D) Both the Vietnamese and Iraqi people welcomed American troops as liberators.

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