“IED! IED! IED!” My squad leader screamed. We had come to win hearts and minds. We were met with...

Good question. It’s hard to say because I was a cherry, Bush era soldier, on my first deployment. At this point in the war, we still thought a democracy was feasible. I can’t imagine being a soldier, in 2020, still serving in Afghanistan. I think now, it’s pretty obvious that the strategy used by Bush, and continued by Obama won’t work. I hope Trump can get the troops out, but we’ll see...

Very true. There were no winners that day.