It’s not the wars that have bled and bankrupted America though they have helped. It’s the trade policies. Trump understands that and will fix it.
The wars, were necessary. Afghanistan protected the perps. Saddam was the only state leader who openly applauded 9/11, and was openly funding suicide terrorists against Israel. Both needed to go.
But the nation building afterwards, needed to be done mostly on their dime, and needed to change their culture.
Our weak minded attempts to impose democracy on their culture has lead to years of wars, ISIS, subrogation of women’s rights, a lack of religious rights, betrayal, debts and failure.
“Afghanistan protected the perps. Saddam was the only state leader who openly applauded 9/11”
How about the nation that funded and supplied all but one of the perps? Saudi Arabia. And applause?? No thanks. That was an idiotic war. It cost us a freaking fortune. It was fought with absolute stupidity by out political leaders and flag officers.
This has gone on for nearly 15 years and the end isn’t in sight. We will still have a presence there in 10 years.
We took out Hitler and the Japs in 3 years and 8 months. He stood on both of their throats for 5+ more years and ruthlessly eradicated their sick philosophy.
We cant crush Iraq in 15 years. Afghanistan will either have a 12 billion a year infusion and our presence forever, or they will collapse the day after we leave.
Most embarrassing of all. Raqqa is the ISIS capitol city. This war has been going on two years and there it is, a safe zone. We squeal in anger when Russia bombs there. Raqqa should be surrounded by an absolute no escape ring of heavy forces. Advance through and make mass arrests and have giant holding pens like we did for the krauts at the end of WWII.
Take the time to identify and hang every single war criminal of which there will be thousands.
Apologize to Syria for unleashing ISIS, then leave.
But the nation building afterwards, needed to be done mostly on their dime, and needed to change their culture.
Our weak minded attempts to impose democracy on their culture has lead to years of wars, ISIS, subrogation of women’s rights, a lack of religious rights, betrayal, debts and failure.
You need to do a lot more thinking -- and clearer thinking -- before you get us into another war.
A lot of our troubles came from thinking war was necessary and lacking a plan or the will for what to do afterwards.
So we look for excuses -- too much nation building, not enough nation building, too much of an effort to transform the country, not enough effort, too much democracy, or not enough.