# SSG (Ret.) Stephen Phillips

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## Articles by SSG (Ret.) Stephen Phillips

- [Why Were We There?](https://humanevents.com/opinion/why-were-we-there.md) — 2021-09-12 — Watching the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, our servicemen and women are left wondering what their sacrifices were for.