More than art endures

An unidentified US soldier was killed and two wounded yesterday in Afghanistan. It was the first US death this year and the 26th since combat operations were officially ended on December 31, 2014. With recent US statements that our 'trainers and advisers' may get involved in firefights as the Afghan military continues to stumble against a rejuvenated Taliban, expect more US military deaths in 2016. To paraphrase the great adage about art, 'All things pass, only war endures.'