That’s a bit too harsh. Not to get into GD territory, but we preserved South Korea’s independence in the Korean War; MacArthur notwithstanding, our war aim was not to conquer North Korea. We won Gulf War I and evicted Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. We “won” the Afghan War and the Iraq War militarily, removing the Taliban and Saddam, respectively, from power, although there have obviously been big problems since then.
Now to try to balance the Federal budget. Lemme see…