It was never for nothing. Heroism, self sacrifice and bravery are never for nothing. OK, the objective of ending the Taliban was not met and could never have been achieved. But every death and drop of blood shed demonstrated the highest form of human endeavour and the outcome has no bearing on it.
My heart goes out to the families of all who died, and to every one injured, physically and mentally by it all; for their sake we cannot ever conceive that their sacrifice was a “waste.”
The whole plan was deeply flawed, but Lions led by Donkeys does not make them any less Lions.
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