The pernicious myth that America doesn’t win wars

The Korean War, often described as a “draw” because the border between North and South Korea remains today where it was before the beginning of the war, had moments of highs and lows, periods where it seemed nothing could prevent a U.S, led total victory, only to see the multinational force squander their advantage (e.g. reaching the Yalu river), and moments where all seemed lost, only to escape from the jaws of defeat through audacity and courage (e.g. Chosin Reservoir, Pusan, Inchon). But by 2008 the Sawah, the movement of Sunni tribal militias aligning with the U.S. led coalition and the government in Baghdad, and the American efforts to adapt to a more effective counterinsurgency strategy were turning the tide, to the point that by 2010, the violence in Iraq had largely subsided. But just as the need for the 2nd and 3rd Punic Wars does not change the fact the 1st Punic War was a Roman victory, the War against ISIS does not change the fact that the United States accomplished the goal of deposing and replacing Saddam Hussein.

Author: RealClearWire

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