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Good post. The issue of removing our troops from the Middle East has been a huge debate in both the Bush Admin, and now the Obama as well. I think that Americans can easily become confused on this issue. We, as citizens, see news reports and television shows about the hatred and cruelty that happens within this war, so naturally we assume that our country is fighting a true and just war, which causes the confusion. What our citizens do not see is that we are only prolonging the suffering of our soldiers, which is not even necessary. As said in the above blog post, we have kept our soldiers away from their family and loves ones long enough, their return to the States is way past over due. Our country is suffering from this war. Our citizens are drowning in a recession and we are seeing the full consequences of unemployment and chaos within our market. Millions of dollars are being spent over seas towards an effort that is in some circumstances, completely lost.
As described above, we are doing an incredible dis-service to our country, but we are doing an even great dis-service to the countries of Afghanistan and Iraq. This gruesome battle is being fought of their soil, in their homes. We can only imagine the terror that goes on within this war; they see it up close and personal. It is their homes that are invaded; it is their children that are captured. We can all understand that this country at many points in recent history has indeed needed our help, but maybe it doesn’t need our help now. Maybe we are in this war for no reason.
I completely agree with this blog post. Send our troops home, mend our country and allow the eastern countries to being rebuilding. It is imperative.
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