Journal SPAM: Iraq and the Sioux Nation
When President Bush says he's prepared to stay in Iraq "until the job is done," those poor Iraqis have no idea just how long he means. But the Lakotas do. The United States government has been "stabilizing" the Great Sioux Nation and promoting democracy for 139 years.
Analogy is a dangerous form of argument, never precise. But sometimes analogy can give us insights into our history, and in this case, it's worth considering: Maybe Iraq isn't just the next Vietnam. Maybe Iraq is the next Pine Ridge.
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