Success is not serving in the US military as this guy seems to think since he did it for 22 years. I agree with others, he is not a leader of anyone that thinks.
Most that served in the US military during any wars we have had since WW1 would not say that it was a "success", or that they were "fighting for freedom". Most never talk about it because they would prefer to forget they were ever involved with such evil when they were young and gullible. Armchair warriors talk about it a lot, most that actually were there in a war zone never say anything about it.