Speaking in general of war:

War, while not an exclusive invention of the human race, remains the only scourge on humanity whereby a winner hobbles home feeling like a loser, if not initially surely inevitably. There are only losers in war some in blue some in gray but mostly in red. We celebrate our victories all the while mourning the dead and those who fought question their survival heavy-hearted with guilt whether deserved or not. It is a sad, hollow celebration.

We should rise above the fray that is being morphed into open warfare on ourselves. Win is loss and loss is loss. Where’s the upside?