So in other words, the left longs for the good old days of Viet Nam, when wars were REALLY unpopular and bloody. They must have HATED the Gulf War, when we lost fewer than 200 soldiers. And they certainly were disappointed that Afghanistan wasn't remotely the 'quagmire' they had warned (read: secretly hoped) it would be. I sometimes wonder if liberals aren't really happy unless they have something to be morally indignant about.
I have several friends there, they remind me that the Soviets had an easy time during their first year there. Things are not what they seem.