FYP - Is Iraq Another Vietnam

I am going to look at the debate surrounding whether the Iraq War can be called the new Vietnam. To do this I am going to look at the similarities that have been drawn to compare them. But also on the differences, no matter how little they seem, to see if there any core differences that help to provide evidence that the wars are two individual wars which have to be looked at for there own significance in the world. Or if in fact Vietnam’s failure are being seen in Iraq, this will be able show if America really needs to learn from their past in the policies that they make today.

I will look at the impact of the media during both wars. For Vietnam this is the idea of the first televised war and with Iraq I will focus on the way in which the war is being fought on the internet. I will also study the methods and tactics of both wars to be able to see if both wars can be seen as fighting against guerrilla tactics and whether the military can win against these tactics. And finally I will look the reasons behind the war and whether they can be seen as a just cause or American interference.