If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Comparing Iraq with Vietnam The Vietnam Question; Test of will: In Iraq, the scale is smaller, but there are echoes. How it compares with Vietnam--and doesn't. (Cover Story) Newsweek April 19, 2004 p24 (3455 words) Iraq as Vietnam. (Comment) William Greider. The Nation May 3, 2004 v278 i17 p5 (1042 words) 1. In what ways is the American situation in Iraq not really comparable with the Vietnam War? 2. In what ways is the Vietnam analogy apt? 3. According to these articles, what are the major challenges facing American military and civilian authorities in Iraq? 4. If the President of the United States solicited your advice on what American policy in Iraq should be, what would you tell him? Why?