Vietraq

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  1. The Iraq War, implying similarity with the Vietnam War where an earlier cessation of conflict might have avoided needless casualties. US,derogatory,slang
    — Or for some of the unlucky things, like Enron et al that went nuts stealing on his watch, or Vietraq that lacks enough troops according to three out of four multi-starred generals but not Rumsfeld, or the falling dollar that hasn't created sales, or the collapse of US respect which might see some recovery if we ever send troops to a country that doesn't have oil.

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Blend of Vietnam + Iraq; coined shortly before the Iraq War that began in 2003.
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