A conventional campaign would never work against terrorists, unless you were willing to ignore civillian casualties.....and that isn't gonna happen....

Advisor, I told workmates of mine that the "war" was yet to come. I do not belive the Vietnam analogies apply specifically here although. The politcal fallout from a year of this will weigh on the '04 elections for sure. I think if we can stimulate the Iraqi economy(?) we have a chance at something great there. This also depends on our ability to get Sadaam and qwell the rebel uprising that is certainly nurtured by external forces laying in wait for us to weaken, as we did in Viet.