I'd say this pretty much sums it up

(Holden points out that the disclosure this week of an unbroken record over 18 years of lying and deceit by the Pentagon and our politicians about our “progress” in Afghanistan also deserves mention. If those NYT readers want to be truly depressed, they should reflect on the sorry state of congress, the executive branch, the military and our intelligence services. And the courts, and our educational system, and ….)