Mostly Duffy is just bull shitting... (airlines may have unsustainable business models too, but that isn't this.)

And it's not just Afghanistan. The Fighting Season has deep, deep roots in history. And if you are stuck outside of Moscow after the Fighting Season ends, it doesn't bode well. Ask Napoleon and Hitler.

I certainly don't see any elected heroes like Howard Baker in the Watergate era. Or Longstreet, for that matter, who turned against his heritage and (finally) seemed to do the right thing during Reconstruction. Hope you feel better. May our Father send his healing Holy Spirit.

Non-expert, non-theologian here. Agree. If God is all good, infinite good, any good we can contribute is a drop in the ocean of goodness. But drops that aren’t added are never going to be added by others. Or as Mother Teresa said, we can do small (good) things with great love (since love is good).

The book is worth your time

Have you read On Great Fields, the recent biography of Chamberlain? I read it and the new bio of Longstreet back-to-back.

Yes. I got inspired / started after seeing @flahoolick.bsky.social who has been at this for well over 200 days.