The Lessons of War.

The article focuses on the failure of the U.S. government to learn from the strategic lessons of the Vietnam war. The author claims that the Vietnam and Iraq wars are comparable in the sense that they are difficult to be won. He also emphasizes the inability of the government to realize that counterinsurgency war could be difficult because the guerilla/insurgent's hit, run, and disappear tactics nullifies the superior weapons technology of the occupying force. He further explains that had the political leaders paid attention to the lessons of Vietnam, they would understand that pursuing victory in such a situation is futile.