Excerpt from "The Perils of Escalation in Iraq: A Grim History Lesson"

From AlterNet's G. Pascal Zachary:

"The past is not always prologue of course. But the failed escalations in Korea and Vietnam are surely warnings against any escalation of the war in Iraq. And surely the failed escalations of the past should cast doubt on any premature euphoria over escalating the Iraq war. The escalate scenario should only be met with dread -- and the hoary reminder that people who forget the past are condemned to repeat it."