"I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people."

People, Hope, Disappointment, Fighting

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"I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people."

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