Some good happened in the world today in that a Forever War ended. People can disagree with many things regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal, but can anyone disagree that war isn’t worth it?

We might debate America’s place or role in the world. We might wonder how we can do things differently or be better.

But on the grandest of timelines, how are the atrocities inflicted on humans by other humans, this time, any different than previous times in our species’ history? We might not all be able to come together right now, but it’s time for us to recognize that is the path forward.