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Article: Paths to stability in Iraq.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- November 5, 2003
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Byline: Trudy Rubin
KHALDIYAH, Iraq _ Is Iraq another Vietnam?
After three weeks in the country, I'd say, "Not yet." But that could change if U.S. policy continues along its current path.
Iraq is not South Vietnam, where much of the population quietly supported the Viet Cong. So far, most Iraqis do not back the forces attacking U.S. soldiers.
From the markets of Mosul in the north, to the universities of Baghdad, to the mosques of the Shiite south, I asked, "Do you want the Americans to leave tomorrow?" In almost every case, the swift reply was: "No. The Americans can't leave until they restore stability here and we have elections for ...