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Publication Date: September 2004
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Tim Kane; David D. Gentilli
Research Area: Military and defense
Keywords: National security; military
Type: Report
Coverage: Iraq
Abstract:
Iraq is not Vietnam. There are far fewer U.S. troops in Iraq today than there were in Vietnam in the late 1960s, and there are far fewer casualties. Additionally, troop levels are more stable in Iraq, and American strategy in Iraq is less reliant on military muscle and more focused on the political and economic aspects of fighting a counterinsurgency.