In “No Comparison,” I observed that I could think of no instance in which guerillas alone had ever prevailed in a war. This doesn’t mean I am particularly smart it simply means that the steps I suggested constitute military common sense. Indeed, Coalition forces are taking the steps I suggested. The upturn in violence in Iraq notwithstanding, I believe that the points I made in my November article, “ No Comparison,” are still valid. In a speech on Monday, Senator Ted Kennedy asserted that Iraq has become “George Bush’s Vietnam.” This charge, popular among Democrats, makes it clear that the senior gasbag from Massachusetts understands neither Iraq nor Vietnam.
