Today's Today

156 years ago, a little over 4 months after the fight, Lincoln speaks for about 2 minutes, and in the 272 words, says everything that could be said at the time.

3 days of battle. 7,000 dead. 11,000 missing. 32,000 wounded.

I think it can be said that there are wars more justifiable than others, but there is no such thing as a good war, any more than there is the real possibility of "winning" a war.

Whoever loses the least, or outlasts the opponent, gets to claim "victory", but nobody wins anything in a war.