I think it's important to keep perspective on that. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars are very broadly defined. No one has yet offered a valid definition for 'victory' in these areas. Right now it appears that the way forward is through nation-building. Yet we have not truly shocked these peoples as we did the Germans and the Japanese during WWII. Furthermore, the Germans and the Japanese were advanced societies with central figures of authority who were either eliminated or drawn into the cause of pacifying their countries.
It's not kooky to point out that there isn't a valid exit strategy yet.
“It’s not kooky to point out that there isn’t a valid exit strategy yet.”
Careful with the phrase “exit strategy” when discussing the Iraq war. It reveals a particular ideology.