when was vietnam again?

Two years ago, President Bush rejected comparisons between Iraq and Vietnam because “it sends the wrong message to our troops.” In other words, it might be a valid analogy, but don’t use it because it tells US servicemen and women that their leaders are just as wrongheaded and clueless about this war as Johnson, McNamara, and Westmorland were about Vietnam.

But never mind all that. Now—now—US military commanders are pleased as punch to tell you that in order to move forward in Iraq, they must first understand the mistakes made in Vietnam.

Am I the only one who thinks this should be a point of shame and not a point of pride?