Most of the wars of the 20th Century started on the watch of Democratic presidents. They won two and took a forfeit on two that were ended by Republican presidents. The "Bush" wars in the turn of the century era ended ambiguously, without much clear definition of the outcome. Compared to the other wars of our country, they had no significant effect on the population who was not in uniform or family of servicemen, yet we collectively whine about these recent conflicts as our daily lives go on, uninterrupted. Neither Democrats or Republicans seem to have found a formula to match the past.