Vietnam - was to stop the spread of Communism.
Afghanistan 1 - was to stop the expansion of Soviet influence. Semi-failed
Iraq 1 - was to oust Hussein from/for Kuwait.
Afghanistan 2 - was about revenge for 9/11
Iraq 2 - was about ousting Hussein/Revenge for attempting to Murder Bush 41
Ukraine - TBD. There is no direct US benefit, only the thieves who run our government benefit. The other strategic arguments are simply theories.
Vietnam fell to the communists. 50,000 young American soldiers dead. Hundreds of thousands maimed & injured.
Afghanistan is now in hands of Taliban with ISIS & Al Qaeda operating. Trillions added to national debt.
Ousting Saddam Hussein transformed a controlled middle-east into the biggest chaos ever. ISIS was born and committing terror acts as we speak. Trillions added to the national debt.
But neocons do not show any regrets and learn nothing. They need to get through there thick skulls, we are no longer a super power playing role of world police. Not with $32 Trillion nationa debtl 50% larger than GDP.
US Treasury will pay out nearly $600 Billion in interest to service national debt for fiscal year ending in September 2023. That amount is scheduled to double next year due to higher interest rates Treasury has to pay due to inflation.