Semper Fidelis

US Marine Corps completes mission in Iraq:

"The few thousand who remain — except for U.S. Embassy guards and advisers in Baghdad — are expected to ship out in a matter of weeks."

But the war in Iraq must be ending in defeat, right Harry Reid?

... no, not exactly.  

But the surge in Iraq couldn't have succeeded, right Obama?

... no, not exactly.

But surely, the evil, imperialist Americans plundered Iraq's oil, right? 
... no, not exactly.