Some Problems With The Liberal View on Iraq

There is a professor of History at a college I have attended, who being a self admitted left-wing liberal, has decided to impose her views on the current War on Terror during a class about ancient western civilization.
1.) On the first day of class we were informed that the war in Iraq is just like the Vietnam War, and if this country would have looked in the "rear-view mirror of History" we wouldn't have gone into Iraq. Now, right away this argument throws up red flags just to its validity. If you wish to compare the two wars, Vietnam and Iraq, you may wish to compare the casualty rate maybe... As we enter the 4th year of the War in Iraq, we can look back on the last 3 years. In these 3 years the United States has lost 2,180 brave men and women serving their country (www.icasualties.org). But if we look back on the Vietnam War, in 3 years the United States lost 33,622 brave men and woman (http://25thaviation.org/id275.htm). Please understand that I in no way am trying to lessen the great sacrifice made by those in Vietnam, I am truly thankful for those brave people who fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. However, anyone can clearly see that there is a difference in the KIA rate between the two wars.
2.) This next argument, however, is one of my personal favorites... The United States went into Iraq for oil. I'll make this short, if we wanted oil we would have kept Kuwait when we kicked Saddam out in '91. Kuwait has a whole lot more oil that Iraq and we wouldn't have had a fight at all, but we are a nation that stands for Freedom, we liberated Kuwait, job done. Also, you never hear any of the libs talking about the oil reserves in our own country that could make us independent of foreign oil, but that's for another time...
3.) Are people really so blind and ignorant as to forget what a horribly bad man Saddam Hussein is? Did we not observe the uncovering of mass graves? The stockpiling of weapons in schools and hospitals? The killing of his own people with chemical weapons?

It is unfortunate that this must come up in an academic setting. People teach things through lens of their worldview, if the thinking is this off in this one area, than it affects the rest. I encourage more students to stand up, ask the hard questions, challenge the professors or teachers. We need to start thinking for ourselves, forming our own opinions. Lets seek the truth.

~Fiat volvntas tua~