Thanks to Jesse from turkeydinner.net, here's an article by Red Constantino on AlterNet where he succinctly spells it all out for you: the Philippines, Vietnam, Iraq. It's entitled "History Lesions" and well worth reading -- and even if it's all old news to you, pass the link on.
He also has a blog which seems to be spread out among various blogspot sites, but here's the main link to Red Constantino.