Iraq =Vietnam? Hardly.

ABCNews is going with another eye-catching, but misleading headline: "Bush Accepts Iraq-Vietnam Comparison." In response to George Stephanopolous' question about whether Al Qaeda's current tactics are similar to the Tet offensive, Bush replied:

"He could be right, there's certainly a stepped-up level of violence, and we're heading into an election."

Of course, everyone knows that the Tet offensive was a terrible military loss for the Communists and Viet Cong. However, what they were able to do was propagandize and force a minority of weak-kneed U.S. politicians to duck tail and run. And in that sense, I have no doubt this is what Bush means when he says it could end up being similar to Tet. In fact, his very next statement follows:

"George, my gut tells me that they have all along been trying to inflict enough damage that we'd leave. And the leaders of al Qaeda have made that very clear. Look, here's how I view it. First of all, al Qaeda is still very active in Iraq. They are dangerous. They are lethal. They are trying to not only kill American troops, but they're trying to foment sectarian violence. They believe that if they can create enough chaos, the American people will grow sick and tired of the Iraqi effort and will cause government to withdraw."

But of course, to the typical Leftist, Bush just said Iraq=Vietnam=failure. Just what they were hoping for...

Here's another great exchange between Bush and Stephanopolous.