I beg to differ on the state of things in Vietnam after our departure. While Vietnam today may be moving forward, our departure left hundreds of thousands to be murdered or sent to re-education camps, a purge of Stalinist proportions. Add the massive waves of refugees leaving any way they can and a sudden pullout from Iraq could be a terrible disaster.

Also, Iraq is not Vietnam, there are far more factions in the fray and not one has the power and political will of the Communists.

Caveat: I want us out of Iraq too, but that will take time to accomplish and will probably require a long-term residual force to continue training/assisting the Iraqi's.

Peace.