[veryconernedamerican]

it's not really even genius, it is a simple fact of military superiority. one guy is bigger, stronger, faster and a better fighter with better weapons than the other
no matter how you slice we win

[peeve23]

Perhaps. Although Vietnam comes to mind. So does Somalia.

Compare the leadership of Bush vs Clinton cf Iraq vs Somalia.

[js1138]

it's not really even genius, it is a simple fact of military superiority. one guy is bigger, stronger, faster and a better fighter with better weapons than the other no matter how you slice we win

As Bush says, it's a matter of political will.