Now, the truth starts to emerge from some of the veterans..

[SteelCitySouth]

(09-22-2015, 01:34 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Our presence in all 3 countries you mentioned was exactly because of them. That mission is over; time to move on. 

Sure it "was", but that is not what I was talking about sooooo.

It "is" not because of them, however it "is" because of someone.  The original mission is over, however there is a current mission.