RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AFGHAN WAR
Afghan Blame
Do not play the blame game
In Afghanistan at this late date
The sun has long set
The writing on the wall
Has faded to dust
This tragedy was decades in the making
Three presidents have tried and failed
To withdraw from the endless war
If you need to blame someone
Cast your vision back to the beginning
When an inept leader
Demanded a war of vengeance
And lost interest when the mission
Lost its clarity
And the glory lost its luster
If you need blame
Look to our military leaders
Who year after year reported progress
When there was no progress
Who all but promised victory
When victory was a tortured mirage
Who refused to plan an evacuation
Despite many years of notice
If you need blame
Look to our intelligence agencies
Who have established a record
Of incompetence unrivaled
In modern history
If you need blame
Look to the chorus line of cheerleaders
And talking heads who demanded war
And now question the consequences
If you still need blame
Blame the hypocrites and warmongers
Blame the pimps of patriotism
Blame the foreign policy experts
Blame American exceptionalism
Blame the history of empires
Blame yourself
For not speaking out
Until now
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