I seen to recall that he pulled out a victory in Iraq after he dismissed "Rummy". Then Afghanistan was lost after GWB went back to TX. But he did say at the start that neither Iraq nor Afghanistan would be "another Vietnam." So many in TX still like him despite such "shortcomings".
Going there in the first place was a big mistake. We paid fortunes in treasure and blood, and the area is far less stable than when Saddam was in charge.
Every chickenhawk politician, especially Presidents from Texas, should be shown pictures of Dresden, Hamburg and Tokyo after the AAF bombed them. Then tell the chickenhawk that the only way to win is to do this to cities full of people.
Fight like WWII, win like WWII.
Fight like LBJ or GWB and lose lives, treasure, credibility and our nation.
Iraq is now a failed state. There is no flourishing democracy there.
The country is destroyed and they are aligning themselves with Iran against the US.
That doesn't sound like “victory” to me.