“We were not there in Afghanistan to eradicate corruption, or to end poppy cultivation. We were not there to take ownership of Afghanistan’s problems, tempting though it was for Americans of goodwill. If, as some have contended, we never had a plan for full-fledged nation building, or that we under-resourced such a plan, they were certainly correct. We did not go there to bring prosperity to every corner of Afghanistan. Our more modest goal was to rid Afghanistan of al Qaeda, and replace their Taliban hosts with a government that would not harbor terrorists… ” – Donald Rumsfeld on page 682 of his memoir.

Video for Casey Black’s song, The Sarge, off his forthcoming record It Shapes Me As It Goes. Made by Casey Black and Molly Morgan in their apartment.