In before, "we really won like we did in Vietnam/Iraq, then the Demonrats threw it away, vote Republican" people show up.
We didn't just lose - we got our asses kicked, the trail from 9/11/2001 to 4/18/21 is a trail of unmitigated failure and defeat, we are weaker, we are less secure, and we will become more so in the decade ahead.
It was worse than a crime, it was all a mistake.
And don't point out all the brave and well-executed battles that were won on the trail to disaster. There were many of those won by Germans in Russia before their cities were ground to dust, their women were raped, and a large segment of their Y-DNA erased from history before it could be passed along. None of those titanic textbook German victories on the Eastern Front added up to anything except defeat.
We insisted on staying.
If I was in the same headspace then, as I am now, I would have never pulled the lever for George W. Bush; twice. As it is, the lesser of two evils is still evil. As of the Nov 2020 election, I've decided that if that is the choice, I'll leave that selection blank. While I won't vote for any Socialist/Globalist, I'd rather the devil that is open about who they are win than the one that pretends to be on my side. At least then, there is no ambiguity about things.
Well said.
Great post.
Painful sometimes, to read the truth. Painful but necessary.