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Winning?
I have no idea what is happening in Iraq except that the more chaos, the more likely that power will wind up in the hands of Iranian puppets. That would be the culmination of the James Baker/Barack Obama goal of handing regional dominance over to Iran as if the nature of Iranian leadership was somehow beside the point.
The Taliban is more firmly in control in Afghanistan and now vastly better armed than when 9/11 was being planned. Iran is expanding its regional control and moving towards nuclear weapons. China is becoming more brazen. Putin is still grabbing the territory of neighboring states.
Isn’t it such a relief that the grownups are back in charge of American foreign policy and everybody respects us again?
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I wish I could.