They're fundamentally different wars in their motivation as well. The US invaded foolishly invaded Iraq and Afghanistan with the ultimate end goal of destroyin

They're fundamentally different wars in their motivation as well. The US invaded foolishly invaded Iraq and Afghanistan with the ultimate end goal of destroying evil power structures Sadam/Taliban and trying to establish liberal institutions. No one was trying to destroy local cultures or languages. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, just like WW2 Germany's, has the end goal of genociding Ukrainian culture and subjugating the Ukrainian people