Interference

They looked for him here They looked for him there They looked for Bin Laden Almost everywhere But he never was hiding There in Afghanistan It just gave them excuse To overturn the Taliban. That gave the people freedom, That gave the people hope And free from their tyranny It gave them more scope. Twenty years later with The ever mounting cost And the decision to withdraw All that was suddenly lost. Helpers abandoned with The too familiar hasty retreat And the faltering campaign Turned into humiliating defeat. Having tried to enforce their will Once again the arrogant West Left behind a state of chaos Having suddenly lost all interest. . Bin Laden had been found Hiding in near by Pakistan. The people have been returned To the tyranny of the Taliban Twenty years of hope and effort All suddenly gone to waste Are we surprised that it has Left such a bitter aftertaste.