I feel deep shame for now. But I remember people saying, Iraq is going to be another Vietnam. And people were like, nah, we've learned our lesson since Vietnam. And then Iraq kind of was another Vietnam. And now I hear people saying, well, Iran won't be another Iraq. And I really hope they're right. I think. I don't. I genuinely don't think that's the intention going into this. (40:18–40:20)
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Compares the Iraq War to the Vietnam War in terms of its prolonged and challenging nature.
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