Are we in a quagmire yet? - Howard Fineman - MSNBC.com: "Comes the question, raised by Sen. Chuck Hagel: Is Iraq 'another Vietnam'? By that I assume he means a brutal, costly and pointless war that tears America -- and the presidency of a Texan who loves his ranch -- to pieces. The answer to the Hagelian question: Iraq is Vietnam, but only sort of, and more so over there than over here. Let's review. "