Iraq is way better off than it has been for a long time. The ends don't justify the means and we were never in there for any kind of altruistic reason, but it's just true that it is.
Is it? How many lives were given? Were they worth it for that shit hole?
How much money was spent to remove a nothing dictator?
So, today, of course, Iraq is a strong Western ally, and the investment was worth it? Oh, wait, no, they are deeper and deeper in the pockets of China and Iran.
So Western men died so China can make money. Great success.
We had a strong puppet in Iran for 25 years. Better than nothing.
And then you gave power to America's enemies, who have actively helped to spread terror and kill Americans and Westerners. Ignoring the suffering of the Iranian people that we don't give a shit about. Was it worth it? Is it going to be worth it in terms of lives and tax money?
Again, you paid in blood and cash so that China can now have more power.
Al Qaeda hasn't been killing 1000s in the US anymore, but it does appear that somehow because of that people think Islamofascist terrorism is dead. It isn't.
And yet you left, and now Al Qaeda is back in Afghanistan, and in return, Americans and Europeans died for this and spent a ton of money. Now China gets the resources, and again we Westerners sit behind with nothing except dead brothers and sons.
When was the last time there was a mass slaughter in Libya?
In 2025, it never stopped. There are regular clashes all over Libya.
Quit playing checkers, this shit is chess. The leftist axis in Latin America is on the verge of collapse. Cuba is in a bad situation and no more charismatic Fidel. Bolivia got rid of their commie. Colombia's leader is a clown. Maduro is gona. Somoza in Nicaragua can't stop sucking Chinese dick and has had Russian soldiers in his territory, but I bet he's thinking differently today.
There will be plusses and minuses to this of course, and if Rubio gets us in a quagmire, that's stupid. But Maduro being gone is a good thing.®
And then what? The issue is that even if you break "The leftist axis", it changes nothing in relation to China, especially as Trump goes full ass to ass with Putin. If you want to control South America, you need to fix the economy; you need to make your market attractive to the countries there, where alignment with the US brings prosperity. But do you think the America First doctrine will allow for that? Especially as the US seems hellbent on fighting the EU, making them less likely to align geopolitical strategies, especially in the containment of China.
China will come in after the Americans are done spending tax money and getting their way; Russia will use money to flip governments from the west; and in a few years, we will be back to square one, if not further back, as there might not be a Western Hegemony.