Did We Win the Iraq War (or even the Surge)

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Originally Posted by Dondilion

He is all over time and space making a lot of claims, comin to arguable conclusions and without investing sufficient effort on Iraq itself.

The surge worked because we were getting our ass kicked and it caused the kicking to cease so that we could withdraw with some dignity.

Did we win the war in Iraq.

First lets us define winning clearly.

IF we cannot, can we have a compromised definition?

Was the enemy completely vanquished/pacified; did the resulting government adopt a secular, plural democracy; and did this government become steadfast, long-term dependable allies of ours (and not an ally of another regional adversary)?

If you accept this definition, we struck out on three straight strikes.