Few to none: The War of 1812 lasted only two years; Vietnam lasted over a decade. The US defeated Britain, the US lost the war of communist aggression in Vietnam. the closest war to Vietnam would be the US Civil War: 1. Both the Civil War & Vietnam War were un-declared wars. 2. Both wars were fought between North & South. 3. Both wars had the first military draft and the last military draft. 4. Both wars divided the United States. 5. Both wars had an assassinated president; Lincoln and Kennedy. 6. Both wars had a Vice President Johnson. 7. Both wars had a civil rights movement (issue). 8. Both wars had draft riots. 9. Both wars the South lost the war. 10. Both wars had a Splendid Little War (a name given by the press for the Spanish-American War of 1898) & the "100 Hour War" (a name given by the press for Operation Desert Storm of January/February 1991) which re-united the United States from the Civil War/Vietnam War. As President Bush Sr. stated, "...we have beat the Vietnam Syndrome..."
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