Bush Says U.S. Leaving Iraq Early Risks Bloodshed as in Vietnam

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'President George W. Bush laid out his argument for maintaining the U.S. presence in Iraq, asserting that an early pullout would lead to the kind of bloodshed Southeast Asia experienced after American forces left Vietnam.

Bush, who in the past has drawn distinctions between the conflict in Iraq and the Vietnam war, said the situation in the Middle East is comparable to that in Southeast Asia before the U.S. left Vietnam in 1975."

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