Just like we "won" in Vietnam after we pulled out of there.
“You think we “won” in Iraq?!”
“Just like we “won” in Vietnam after we pulled out of there.”
The two situations are not comparable. Before US combat troops were pulled out of Iraq, we took out its pre-war government that was hostile to US interests. A new government was established that to some degree is democratic and has Western principles. And, some 50K US/coalition troops remain in the country, working with its military and police.
When we pulled out of Vietnam, no American troops remained behind, and an anti-US communist government was installed that has remained in place for the past 30-plus years.