Strange, you cite the "American losses" in Vietnam and Korea (both Cold War miltary battles) as evidence of America's lousy military track record since WW2, but downplay our overall Cold War victory as "not a war." It was indeed a war, and one in which we lost a few military battles. .....but ultimately prevailed.
The Algerians have assimilated better than you understand.
Delusional, but oh so French. The Islamics are 10%-15% of the "French" population as it now stands, and with their birthrate outdistancing the "Old Europe" French by a country mile it's just a matter of time before the surrender is complete. Let's just hope the French nukes are destroyed before that happens.
the PROBLEM is that AMERICAN resolve is cracking in the Middle East well short of victory.
Concerning Iran, see my post (#141) above. Concerning Iraq, our military victory was complete in about three weeks (in Apr/May of '03). It's the political victory that has eluded us, which isn't exactly surprising considering the barbaric "culture" we're dealing with. So for you to rack this up as yet another "American military loss" is disingenuous.
But we agree about our propensity to overcommit militarily while undercommitting politically. ....usually with tragic results.
For political reasons, obviously.