why did kaspar stick to his stand that it was a famous victory?
in the poem after blenheim by robert southey, why does old kaspar repeatedly say that it was a famous victory?
in southey's poem 'after blenheim', kaspar is a representative of the people who hold the old ideas and who are conservative about everything. he finds it difficult to believe in something new breaking away from the popular belief that the battle ended in a famous victory. he heard so many people mention it as a 'great victory'. so he believed in it. he did not question it all his life. but now, when his own grandchildren are throwing questions on it, he is afraid to break free from the stereotypes, to upset the status quo. that is why, he sticks to his stand and utters:
but everybody said, quoth he,
that 'twas a famous victory.
but things like that, you know, must be
at every famous victory.
why that i cannot tell, said he,
'but 'twas a famous victory.'
because you’re leaving and they’re stuck there to see it to the end, for good or bad...this is pretty simple. there is a void created by saddam's departure. right now, the public at large does not know how to serve it's best interests, has no idea how to repair and rebuild, or who to have confidence in to do these things. you have removed the bully from the playground, but you didn't get all of his weapons- each of the junior bullies got a hand full before you found them. 
if you think there unrest now, pull out and watch how the new bully gets into place. that void will be filled. the quicker you pull out, the quicker you will be back, if you are interested in the lives of the people in iraq.
no war is popular. but to cut and run, death will come quickly to thousands in the infighting you mention. this is a quagmire that bush will always be remembered for, and he will not overcome the unpopular position he has been given because of it. there is no way to win, but walking away would be much worse. is that why you broke up? who knows why he's doing that the quickie answer is that, if the two armies are equal in resources, abilities and training, then the one with the largest number will win.

however, that's for a single battle. 

in real life, it's a matter of which force can bring to bear the greater force (position, resources, power) at specific points. then, in that local area, the greater force will always win. this is why the spartans at thermopylae could hold back an army of tens of thousands with only 300 men -- the persians could not bring their superior force (more men and other resources) to bear on what should have been a skirmish. yes, the persians eventually won, but at the price of being able to beat the athenian forces later, and even then, it was a matter of someone betraying the spartans.

in wwii, the germans should have won the battle of britain, which would have kept the russians and americans out of the war. but britain could use its resources better in the actual field (i know --it was mostly an aerial battle) and hence beat the germans back, preventing the superior forces from invading the islands and getting control of enough resources to conquer at least half the world.

in the american civil war, the confederacy should have won, because they had the better army and resources, but eventually, the union could bring more into play than they could, and turned the tide.

also look at israel's "six day war" -- out numbered and our resourced, they beat the arab coalition easily -- same basic principles...

so, not so much luck as being better able to use the resources available.

btw, read sun tzu's art of war -- being able to use your resources better than your opponent can mean that a smaller force beats the larger one the left prefers the traditional way of winning elections, getting the most votes. sergio ramos is still a living legend, never has a defender so consistently poopped up in the last 10 mins to save his team in huge important moments

world cup winner, euro winner, multiple times champions league winner

total legend and his mistake can be forgiven tonight for that umisem ka! (please smile)
napintas ti isem mo! (you have a beautiful smile)
apay ngarod na umisem ka? why are you smiling? napolian boneparte, andrew jackson, vincent van gogh, paul gaugin, abraham lincoln, robert e. lee, ullyses s. grant, stonewall jackson, andrew johnson, karl marx, bismark, d'israeli, odion redone, henri matisse, paul cezanne, robert burke, charles darwin, charles dickens, edgar allan poe, meternick, jack the ripper, billy the kid, francis scott key, jesse james, monet, manet, camille pissarro, rodan, pierre-auguste renoir, emmile zola, guy de maupassant, balzak, hegel, emily dickenson, thomas jefferson, captain meriwether lewis, william clark, alexandre dumas, sara bernhardt, wild bill hickock, annie oakley, sitting bull, frederick douglas, there is already enough evidence to either require another election in some states (which there may not be time for) or require the state party convention (which are often controlled by republicans) to make a decision due to the issues laid out in the legal arguments. trump's team has very valid points and evidence to back up those points. legal process is necessary for legitimacy, but any judge who strictly interprets the law will side with trump’s team. due to the media’s propaganda campaign, i’m sure many judges would be concerned about the ramifications of the legal outcome, but ultimately they have to do their job as arbiters of the law. so trump should win his lawsuits even if the supreme court has to make the final decision. republicans are likely, but not guaranteed to be loyal to their party. trump will likely win in the end... either way, as of now no votes have been certified. if we examine those states that have generally finished their vote counts and have no legal contest at the moment then the current electoral vote count would be 227 biden vs 229 trump. so technically trump is currently winning even if the mainstream media wants to brainwash you into believing something else. It's not a strange coincidence. It's just the nature of the game!