A decade of war
Life draining on this nation
When will it all end
Our citizens sacrificed
Precious resources squandered
To what victory
How do we define success
Against painful loss
Our wars produce no winners
Without a clear enemy
All gains will revert
When finally we depart
Chaos ensuing
As is always the result
In the absence of brute force
When ideals are forced
Democracy imposed
Only breeds contempt
When masses are unprepared
For freedoms sacrifices
~~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
Very true.
Thank you WB.
I totally believe that for every terrorist (or “suspected terrorist”) that we “take out”, we inadvertently create three in his/ her place. But, what do I know.
Great poem.
I do not doubt that, but I still don’t know what the answer is. Generally unrest is caused by poverty although I’m not entirely sure that this is the problem in this case.
I know what you’re saying. :)
True, I agree with you
Thank you.
the same mistake repeated through history…you cannot defeat ideology… as for democracy… there is not a country that qualifies as a democracy… see your dictionary definition…but the first qualifier of democracy is absence of class and inherited wealth… no what we are fighting for is control of wealth… and to implement capitalism and exploit another peoples…
I do realize T.J. that there isn’t a country on the planet that qualifies as truly democratic, but we still use the term democratic loosely today which is why I used the term. In either case you are correct that much of what we fight for simply disguises our nations desire to increase it’s wealth at the cost of human lives. Thank you for your comment as always, I really do appreciate it. Be well my friend. :)