Time trip.(Iraq War and Vietnam War)(Brief Article) From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: May 7, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Weekly Reader Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

n According to a recent Newsweek poll, four in ten Americans are concerned that the war in Iraq will become another Vietnam War--long, unpopular, and unsuccessful.

n In 1965, the United States sent troops to South Vietnam to stop North Vietnamese communist troops from taking over the country. In 1973, the United States withdrew its troops without winning the war. Two years later, South Vietnam's government collapsed in defeat.

n In recent weeks, as U.S. troops...