> killed for nothing worthwhile It was not for nothing. America is the first democracy, and hopes/aims to spread democracy in the world. But that's not an easy

> killed for nothing worthwhile It was not for nothing. America is the first democracy, and hopes/aims to spread democracy in the world. But that's not an easy task. In hindsight, it's very easy to say Saddam did not have WMD's, but at the time, we knew that he had had them and used them, both against Iran, and later against his own people. Saddam was a truly awful guy. It's quite likely that is what happens with those who have absolute power for too long (see Putin). Removing Saddam was on balance a good thing for humanity. Aside from that, Iraq and Afghanistan taught America some lessons. Lots of lessons. Blood was shed to learn them, and one can debate if the trade-off was worth it, but for sure it was not nothing. One of these lessons, the way I see it, is that it's much easier to help a people, if they want to be helped. See Ukraine. In any case, thank you for your service. It was definitely not for nothing.