We should not have been there. And since we were, we should have left sooner. And since we didn’t, now we have to unless we want to stay. Staying involves
1 Pissing off the locals ever more
2 Continuing to send our people into lethal harm’s way
3 Continuing to add to the number of our people who have been damaged even though they aren’t dead. Yet.
4 Continuing to add to the number of families and friends who are left mourning or coping with the (non) returning soldiers.
What it does not involve: 5 Winning. Or even finishing something.
We should not have been there. And since we were, we should have left sooner. And since we didn’t, now we have to unless we want to stay. Staying involves
1 Pissing off the locals ever more
2 Continuing to send our people into lethal harm’s way
3 Continuing to add to the number of our people who have been damaged even though they aren’t dead. Yet.
4 Continuing to add to the number of families and friends who are left mourning or coping with the (non) returning soldiers.
What it does not involve: 5 Winning. Or even finishing something.