If you really wanted to know whether our fight in Iraq was in any way comparable to the Vietnam War, who would you ask? A university professor? An interpid war reporter who spent a few months in each place? USA Today is the first publication I've seen that asks the only people who really know. And they put it on the front page.

Vietnam vets in Iraq see 'entirely different war'

If there are parallels between Iraq and Vietnam, these graying soldiers and the other Vietnam veterans serving here offer a unique perspective. They say they are more optimistic this time: They see a clearer mission than in Vietnam, a more supportive public back home and an Iraqi population that seems to be growing friendlier toward Americans....

Miles says the biggest difference he saw was that, over time, Iraqi civilians grew more positive toward U.S. forces. He says he saw more people smiling and waving near his base here than there were 10 months ago when he arrived.....

On this day, there are a couple of reminders of Vietnam. One of the Iraqi marshlands near the Tigris River looks a lot like the Mekong Delta, Weatherhead says. They watch as the other helicopter swoops slowly over a village to drop candy and toys for the kids, as they once did in Vietnam.

Just like the Nazis, right Senator Durbin?