"people tell him, Sir, if you solve one more, you're going to be known as a peacekeeper.' So to the best of my knowledge, we've never had a president that solved one war, not one war. (George W) Bush started a war (in Iraq). A lot of them start wars, but they don't solve the wars. They don't settle them, and especially when they're not, when they have nothing to do with us."
"Like a lot of Trump's statements, it massively exaggerates what he's done, while ignoring any history of what other presidents have done, said David Silbey, a Cornell University military historian. For our analysis, we did not count wars that the United States participated in militarily and won, such as World War II. Trump said he was focusing on wars that have nothing to do with us, and none of the eight wars he claims to have ended have primarily involved the US as a combatant."
Trump asserted that no previous U.S. president had solved a war and claimed credit for ending multiple conflicts. He contrasted presidents who start wars with his own record and highlighted wars unrelated to U.S. combat involvement. The White House credited Trump's direct leverage of military and economic tools for bringing peace to long-running conflicts. Historians counter that the claim exaggerates Trump's role and ignores historical instances of presidents personally overseeing negotiations that ended wars and diplomats securing peace agreements. Analysis excluded wars the United States fought and won, focusing on conflicts not primarily involving U.S. combat forces.
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