So I was an advocate. And you fast forward it and you see 20 years later, There was an enormous expenditure of lives, resources, focus. And I think it should teach us humility about the possibilities of mission creep and not having a steady North Star on where we're headed and the responsibility to make sure that our precious people and our precious treasure is carefully expended. (05:36–05:40)
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Asserts significant costs in lives and resources from post-9/11 wars.
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