A congress full of jellyfish and traitors
A media that aids and abets our enemies at every turn
A large portion of the citizenry that fails (refuses) to grasp the larger war, who we are fighting against and the stakes involved
A politically correct administration with respect to our enemies, both foreign and domestic
Failure to secure our borders (especially at a time of war) and enforce existing immigration law
A resource starved military attempting to fight a protracted global war that has had its force structure eroded for the past 15 years
and an ROE annex in Iraq the size of the NYC phone book that has limited our troops ability to bring death and destruction on our enemies
Yeah, I'd say the trend line depicts a defeat, given all that.
One day our children's children's children will be studying history and some will ask why did America let this happen?