What Was Different Between the Vietnam War and the War

question 53

Multiple Choice

What was different between the Vietnam War and the war in Iraq that made a comparison between the two NOT a perfect application of history?

• A) Unlike in Vietnam,the United States engaged in state building to support the central government in Iraq.
• B) Unlike Vietnam,American domestic support never waned in the Iraq War.
• C) Unlike Vietnam,Iraq was a state with different ethnic and religious groups seeking different objectives.
• D) Unlike Vietnam,the Iraq War was not considered a quagmire.

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