Today I heard a politician
Speak remarkably plain,
The wars of my lifetime
He said we’ve fought in vain.
Perhaps he is correct
And the time has come to vent,
Yet this same politician
Voted to send us where we went;
And he kept the funding flowing
Through the victories and the strife.
The contractors made a fortune,
On a bill that soldiers paid with life.
America, largely oblivious
To what goes on “over there”,
Argues over the frivolous
And spends without a care.
Poor fiscal policy and hubris,
The people fail to see,
Is the historical highway that
Brings great nations to their knees.
Amen.