The US did not lose the war against Saddam. The war was started under false pretenses and they made a mess of the reconstruction after, but that's different fro

The US did not lose the war against Saddam. The war was started under false pretenses and they made a mess of the reconstruction after, but that's different from a military defeat. If one side of a war manages to destroy the other's military, execute its leader, and set up shop in his palaces; that's a win on the military front.