Ridiculous to compare WW2 and Iraq? Iraq is part of the Middle East and in many ways it is more serious as the terrorism we are forced to deal with after 9/11 involves cowards that hide as civilians and share the goal of destroying the USA. These troops are facing an enemy even worse than the Nazis and Japs of WW2. We are in a fight for survival really as these people look at ways to attack and kill us. Iraq is part of the war on terrorism and these extensions show the seriousness of what we have to deal with.
"Ridiculous to compare WW2 and Iraq?"
Yes. There is no comparison. They are completely different situations.
And when we fought the Japanese and Germans we had no traitors in this country working for the enemy, no lawyers at the front and our people were united.
We had better be looking for an exit strategy.