Remember this one?

 
    VIETNAM 2 PREFLIGHT CHECK
  
    1. Cabal of oldsters who won't listen to outside
   advice? Check.
  
    2. No understanding of ethnicities of the many
   locals? Check.
  
    3. Imposing country boundaries drawn in Europe,
   not by the locals? Check.
  
    4. Unshakeable faith in our superior technology?
   Check.
  
    5. France secretly hoping we fall on our asses?
   Check.
  
    6. Russia secretly hoping we fall on our asses?
   Check.
  
    7. China secretly hoping we fall on our asses?
   Check.
  
    8. SecDef pushing a conflict the JCS never wanted?
   Check.
  
    9. Fear we'll look bad if we back down now? Check.
  
    10. Corrupt Texan in the WH? Check.
  
    11. Land war in Asia? Check.
  
    12. Right unhappy with outcome of previous war?
   Check.
  
    13. Enemy easily moves in/out of neighboring
   countries? Check.
  
    14. Soldiers about to be dosed with *our own*
   chemicals? Check.
  
    15. Friendly fire problem ignored instead of
   solved? Check.
  
    16. Anti-Americanism up sharply in Europe? Check.
  
    17. B-52 bombers? Check.
  
    18. Helicopters that clog up on the local dust?
   Check.
  
    19. In-fighting among the branches of the
   military? Check.
  
    20. Locals that cheer us by day, hate us by night?
   Check.
  
    21. Local experts ignored? Check.
  
    22. Local politicians ignored? Check.
  
    23. Locals used to conflicts lasting longer than
   the USA has been a country?    Check.
  
    24. Against advice, Prez won't raise taxes to pay
   for war? Check.
  
    25. Blue water navy ships operating in brown
   water? Check.
  
    26. Use of nukes hinted at if things don't go our
   way? Check.
  
    27. Unpopular war? Check.
  
    VIETNAM 2 YOU ARE CLEARED TO TAXI
 

 

---and now we can add this:

 

28. Looking like it's going to be the LONGEST war in US History?

Check