The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
Somalia was a mistake. No question. We were there to feed the starving. Then it became a matter of nation building. It was the nation building phase of the effort that went wrong, under the misdirection of Clinton. The food delivery part was largely successful with little loss of life.
Our purpose in Vietnam was "to kill Communists"?? Wrong. We were there to stop the spread of communism. And you know what? It worked.
Why were we in WWI??? U-boats attacking our ships, Germany attempting to form an alliance with Mexico for the purpose of an invasion, allies in trouble. Little things like that. And you know what? Our efforts worked.
The American presence in Europe in WWI caused WWII? What a joke. It wouldn't have anything to do with Chamberlin and the rest of Europe turning a blind eye to Germany in the early 1930s would it?
And Afganistan? I cannot for the life of me think of a better use of the American military than to protect American citizens from an attack on American soil. And you know what? They've done their job.
I spell it B-I-N-G-O.