No amount of wishful thinking, pandering to authority, stuffing one's head in the sand, or finding obscure references which agree with one can counter the reality that 4 years after MISSION ACCOMPLISHED the US controls less than 5% of the capital of Iraq.
Or that Americans IN the Green Zone are warned to wear body armor and helmets when stepping outside the embassy.
By any measure, that's a lost war. Not losing, but past tense. Lost. Over. Finished.
The US is like a punchdrunk fighter whose manager won't let him out of the ring. Gallantly fighting a losing battle is still fighting a losing battle. The manager just can't face the reality he made a mistake, and the fighter is suffering.
For references, Google "US Vietnam Russia Afghanistan".
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Fact: The "Green Zone" is less than 5% of Baghdad - 4 years later.
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- "US troops death in Iraq hits 2-year high", over 4 years, and no closer to "democracy".