Now I got the answer why USA lost the wars in Syria Iraq Afghanistan. People who blame their own failures on others. They deserve to lose. Idiot like him was leading US policies. He must be court-martial.
Good joke, bro. Countries that are occupied and ravaged by a foreign power are not exactly victorious in the battlefield. This is a matter of 'shame' instead but how many feel it?
US-led forces under Bush (Senior) defeated Iraq in a war fought over Kuwait in 1991. Iraq lost much of its military might in this war. This was a solid American military victory in the battlefield.
US-led forces under Bush (Junior) invaded and occupied Iraq in only 21 days in another war fought in 2003. This was another solid American military victory in the battlefield.
US-led forces dismantled Iraqi Ba'ath regime, and disbanded the original Iraqi army as well. This development is called
"De-Baathification of Iraqi Society." Saddam Hussein was executed and his sons were also killed separately.
Iraq plunged into a period of darkness with internal strife, militancy and proxy warfare however. Militants in Iraq normalized suicide attacks and use of IEDs as well. US-led forces suffered heavy casualties in these times but managed to restore order in 2008 and Obama could withdraw them in 2011.
Some of the former Iraqi security officials saw an opportunity to regain power and colluded with regional Al-Qaeda affiliates to establish ISIS in 2013.
US-led forces returned to Iraq under Obama in 2014 to dismantle ISIS across Iraq and Syria respectively. This mission was concluded in 2019 by Trump - one of the biggest COIN success stories.
There was no plan to topple Assad regime in Syria; Obama and Putin had an understanding in this regard.
While lands of Muslims burned, American Private Contractors and Military Industrial Complex earned good money.
Nothing to rejoice in the above TBH.
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Afghanistan is a war-torn region where Foreign powers come and go as they please. Is it even fair to declare and perceive Afghanistan as a country in current times? It is more like a graveyard of Empires then being a functioning country.
Afghan Taliban recovered because American Presidents were unable to FIX Afghanistan. Trump saw it fit to make a deal with Afghan Taliban instead. Biden had no room to maneuver afterwards.
Afghan Taliban negotiated their way to victory which is impressive as well.
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Muslims really need to develop credible conventional warfighting capabilities instead. It is much more satisfactory and honorable to stop a potential invasion on the borders instead of having your land ravaged by occupation and then talk your way to victory.