War Called Riskier Than Vietnam

Military Experts Fretful Over Long-Term Consequences

By Thomas E. Ricks

Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 29, 2007; Page A19

President Bush recently said that "there's a lot of differences" between the current war in Iraq and the Vietnam War.

As fighting in Iraq enters its fifth year, an increasing number of experts in foreign policy and national strategy are arguing that the biggest difference may be that the Iraq war will inflict greater damage to U.S. interests than Vietnam did.