Iraq/Afganistan and Vietnam

I am reading, "Manufacturing Consent" by Herman and Chomsky and while the media coverage parallels are striking, the political/war management similarities are frightening. Iraq and Afganistan are lost and we, the American People need to accept this, force triage and replace the idiot politicians who did this to our country. I am just really becoming politically aware, perhaps it comes with age and experience, and this is really the second major war of my lifetime (Grenada and Gulf #1 don't count). In that vein, and despite the fact that W had some trouble articulating the following - "fool me once, shame on you" - "fool me twice, shame on me". I won't sit still for these assholes to continue this or do it again and I don't think I am alone.