LOL!

Korea & Vietnam are similar, but by scale still apples & oranges, casuality-wise.

Korea is a success story. Vietnam is a good example of what happens when you try to fight a PC war.

Few = 5 to 10? OK, that's stretching it a little. But the plain fact is we don't have the luxury of exit strategies after being attacked. We must act!

Japan & Germany are great examples of different cultures. Remember that Iraq was civilized & many there are educated.

The Iraqi people LOVE having us in their country. Poll after poll shows a solid 60% approval - their only fear is that we'll leave them to the Imams.

I agree that we may still have serious trouble. And that our soldiers may get shot & shot at (did they consider this before they signed up?). But so far, not bad. And doing nothing is a pretty crappy option.

Pete