Reply #4: Jamais vu = never seen.

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Versus déja vu = already seen.
This usually refers to people who have had a dream the night before, and then the next day they realize they have already dreamed it. It's usually a moment of astonishment, WOW I just dreamed that I would be in this little shop, buying this ice cream cone. How.....awesome.

Nightmare.
Our involvement in Iraq is a nightmare. It's something that's gradually dawning on Americans: even if we wanted to get out, we can't. We're trapped in the hot Iraqi sands, the jeep is spinning its wheels while its axle is stuck. We can't get out.

Jamais vu?
Now as far as not connecting between V-i-e-t-n-a-m and I-r-a-q... I find that hard to believe. They THINK it's different this time. THIS TIME, it's about oil and controlling the Middle East and the stakes are so much higher this time. VN was a kindergarten joke; this is the real deal and so on. But deep down, inside themselves, they know it's much, much worse. It's VN on steroids times 100.

Iraq - Part II.
If we can get out with as little damage as Viet Nam, we should consider ourselves lucky. But I doubt it. This one is much, much worse.