Iraq, Vietnam and public perception

geoffspins said

I have a simple question - Is America as divided over the war in Iraq as it was over the war in Vietnam?

As far as the question goes I'm not interested in Kent State, protests at UC Berkley or the Democratic Convention in Chicago etc.; it's rather how have your personal relationships been affected, if at all, with your neighbors, kids' teachers, colleagues and so forth.

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There are plenty of parallels to Vietnam from a military/foreign policy perspective, how it continues to be sold (endless military victories, and supposed "progress" with a continuation of the war, etc.), the civil war, nation-building operation, etc. But the big difference on the homefront from my perspective which makes it unlike Vietnam is 1. the draft and 2. what other issues as 2884 pointed out--were going on at the time.