We dropped a lot of ordnance on Germany and Japan and they seem to be doing alright.

I suppose South Korea is doing fine as well, so let’s just hope Chinese troops do not flow over their land border with Venezuela.

If we need a more recent and perhaps more relevant comparison point, Operation Just Cause had a successful outcome.

I know it’s trendy and important to mock Iraq and Vietnam but it’s not all a failures.

You forgot quite a few...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r...

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202112/1240540.shtml

But you're the good guys and do that to deliver freedom and democracy so it's OK. I think you're under estimating how the world is rapidly updating their views on the US, and the lasting damage to your soft power.

That you have to reach back to the 80s for a "good" example says something. Even more recent is Afghanistan, safely back in the hands of the Taliban.

This is exactly the kind of ignorant chest thumping arrogance that lead to the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, destabilised the entire region, lead to the rise of IS, and eventually to streams of refugees heading for Europe. edit: tone

Germany was two countries for nearly fifty years following ww2.

The fascists are also advocating for an end to foreign aid. Gonna be hard to repeat post war rebuilding efforts.

We killed a million Iraqis, but Iraq seems to be doing alright... Wow dude.

South Korea is doing very well. So is Taiwan.

I don't see how Taiwan is relevant here.