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Post-WWII was classic nation building.

I think you are mistaking the reasoning behind the initial combat and then the subsequent dividing of the spoils of war.

A portion of the problems facing the world today (heck, ever since WWII) can be attributed to the multitude of mistakes made by ALL parties following WWII.

But, WWII was NOT fought for nation building purposes; it was specifically fought to THWART Germany's and Japan's attempts to EXPAND their national foot prints.

Those who won the war then made many mistakes, but the war itself was NOT one of those mistakes.

The Nation Building in Iraq and Afghanistan was clearly a mistake. It was clearly in the best interests of the world, especially in the interest of stifling communism in WWII

The victory in WWII was clear and unambiguous

The premise that Iraq/Afghanistan simply needed “stuff” to become a democracy was the error.

Not letting them wallow in their defeat, and not treating them like the enemy they are was also a mistake.

the passage I quoted about Victory was our president commenting about just what sort of victory we would get in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was right about one thing. we did not achieve a victory as we did in WWII.

Unfortunately if victory is not as recognizable as it was in WWII, it’s probably not a victory.