westmorland on vietnam We were succeeding. I mean, when you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition, [and] we were winning the war of attrition. The price that the enemy was prone to pay greatly exceeded our expectations. ... Yes Iraq is not Vietnam....this war was predicated on LIES instead of delusion but the continuation/escalation of both were justified with fear. How would you feel about Iraq if there were a draft?