Victory is defeating the jihadists in an Arab land. Handing them their figurative heads on a platter. Forcing them to import their fanatical adherents to Iraq where they can be kept busy so they don't have a full compliment for domestic shenanigans. Keeping Iran and Syria occupied in a similar fashion. Allowing the Iraqis, themselves, an opportunity to form some sort of relatively stable government so they can keep the minority fanatics from seizing control and establishing an islamic type "republic".
Then you would have to agree that a "Sharia" Constitution stands in contrast with ..."so they can keep the minority fanatics from seizing control and establishing an islamic type "republic"."
Also, Somalia and more and more of the African Continent, going Islam, S. American ties to Iran, etc., doesn't really constitute "...where they can be kept busy so they don't have a full compliment for domestic shenanigans.", unless you mean that we "aren't fighting here"? So I guess you can see that "victory" isn't as easy to define as one would think. Just my take on the whole thing. Victory will be defined by US, and WE can declare victory at our leasure, being that we are the toughest guy on the block. Cut and Run wasn't even a good campaign strategy. We will not win the PC War of attrition, the numbers just don't support it. Blackbird.