True. However, someone said Germany had not attacked us prior to our declaration of war which is not true.
When North African muslim city-states attacked our shipping in the 19th century, Jefferson sent our military over there and defeated them. However, he did not set up military bases there or try to extend hegemony.
Yes, Eisenhower stayed in Germany and Japan after the war. In that instance, the populace was more-or-less happy with our presence. Also, both countries had been unified prior to the war. Iraq is a artifice of British map-making and was never unified.
All in all, two very different situations and hard to make a comparison.