Mullen: Afghanistan is no Vietnam
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20090203/capt.photo_1233636796734-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=x6MkGg4nH45L.M4ISteP.g--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="Pakistan army troops on patrol in Koza Banda area of the northwestern Swat district in 2008. Suspected Islamic militants blew up a bridge in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, closing a crucial supply line for NATO troops in Afghanistan as officials said 50 extremists were killed in military operations.(AFP/File/Chand Khan)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_afghanistan)AP - The top U.S. military officer cautioned Monday against comparing the Pentagon's renewed focus on Afghanistan to the Vietnam War, citing terrorism and a non-occupation strategy as "dramatic differences" between the two conflicts.</p><br clear="all"/>
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