Was the War a success?
$1 trillion in bond business .
Media profits on steriods.
Israel--autonomy, brings client America to region, no cost.
Venezuela avoids invasion and consolidates populist rule .
Military--promotions, lucrative retirement work.
Mafia(s)--re-energized golden triangle.
American corporate mercenary armies feeding frenzy concealed successfully.
American Fundamntalists-Jingoists retain semantic focus and primacy viz. a "war" on a threat, "terrorism", 1/14th as great as snakebite.

So who won? The fact one might not know is alone sufficient proof of China's historic triumph. Reporters on Bush's tour have noted that Asians understand this if we do not. The war's greatest lesson is: don't expect an enemy studying war for 2000 years to behave differently than England vs Spain when we are ruled by crooks.