Sadly, when I wrote that joke, I didn't even notice the double-meaning behind the phrase "left them all behind." Dark times, friends. The state of the Afghanistan pullout and the incompetence of our leaders has me enraged. Though I suppose that just proves there's nothing new under the sun. Anyway, I've always used humor to vent my frustration, as the above image shows. But behind that humor, I want everyone reading this to realize something: Future history books will deny this happened. The pullout is going to be remembered as an unqualified success. People our government abandoned overseas will be dismissed as reckless fools who should have left sooner. The Retired Special Ops guys working outside regular government channels to bring them home will be slandered as opportunistic liars. If you think I’m being dramatic here, understand this: Lt. Colonel Stuart Scheller, the only active-duty officer with the courage and integrity to stand up and demand accountability for this failure, is already being painted as a mentally unstable risk to his family. They will lie. They will tell the version of events they want you to remember, and they will call you a liar or a dupe for remembering the truth. Don't let them. Semper Fi. Check on your Brothers. If you're my Brother, I'm always here.
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