It brought misery and death, not greatness, to the American servicemen who suffered to win those wars. Sherman was right, WAR IS HELL and the president who is looking out for the US's best interest will make sure that if America has to fight, that it comes in late when the rest of the world is financially exhausted, morally exhausted and bled dry, just like we did in the world wars.
You apparently are fighting the last war.
You’re still out of your tree but climbing higher.