Hagel puts 'Analogy' in play

[davidinalameda]

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/oped/ci_2965444

WHAT shall we call this mangy, ill-tempered cat that's just been let out of the bag? Not "the v-word" — that would be a hopeless cliche. Maybe just "the Analogy," capitalizing the word to indicate the beast's unique status and power. The Analogy is a harbinger — the same kind of omen that Creedence Clearwater Revival once called "a bad moon risin'" — and now it's on the prowl. No presidential misadventure is safe.
I'm talking about the Vietnam Analogy, which Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel loosed Sunday. "We are locked into a bogged-down problem not unsimilar, dissimilar to where we were in Vietnam," Hagel said on ABC's "This Week." "The longer we stay, the more problems we are going to have."

Hagel is hardly the first person to use the Analogy, but coming from such a prominent Republican, Hagel's words serve as an incantation. Hagel has put the Analogy in play, and that's nothing but bad news for George W. Bush and his policy in Iraq.

[Quakerfriend]

1. Of course, he's correct.

Sadly, however, I think that he is just positioning himself for a run for the white house.

[wtmusic]

2. By dropping his base like a hot potato?

I think he's going way out on a limb to say what needs to be said.

[Burried News]

3. By the time this is over Vietnam is going to look like a victory.