Nine reasons why 2007 is the new 1974

Remnants of a very unpopular war

In both years, a humbled America sought ways to extricate itself from foreign interventions gone wrong.

In 1974, a US military presence was still in Vietnam. In 2007, US troops are fighting an unpopular war in Iraq.

(Ed Jenner/Globe Staff (left), AP Photo (right))

	Remnants of a very unpopular war In both years, a humbled America sought ways to extricate itself from foreign interventions gone wrong. In 1974, a US military presence was still in Vietnam. In 2007, US troops are fighting an unpopular war in Iraq. (Ed Jenner/Globe Staff (left), AP Photo (right))
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