Afghanistan haunted by ghost of Vietnam

The lessons have not been learned. And Obama is repeating the same mistake.

in reference to:

"While President Obama's war council deliberates its strategy toward Afghanistan, the ghost of Vietnam is often invoked as a warning. Afghanistan, U.S. and coalition forces have been fighting in Afghanistan for eight years and until recently the war had been overshadowed by the one in Iraq. In March, Afghanistan will become America's longest war, surpassing the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War, which cost 58,000 American lives, is the one most often invoked when U.S. troops are committed overseas."
- Afghanistan haunted by ghost of Vietnam - CNN.com (view on Google Sidewiki)