It was once President Barack Obama’s “war of necessity.” Now, it’s America’s forgotten war.
The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the U.S. presidential campaign trail. It’s not a hot topic at the office water cooler or in the halls of Congress — even though more than 80,000 American troops are still fighting here and dying at a rate of one a day.
Americans show more interest in the economy and taxes than the latest suicide bombings in a different, distant land. They’re more tuned in to the political ad war playing out on television than the deadly fight still raging against the Taliban. Earlier this month, protesters at the Iowa State Fair chanted “Stop the war!” They were referring to one purportedly being waged against the middle class.
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No one cares unless they have a stake in the war, i.e. a son, daughter, husband, father, etc… Until that day comes, they have no worries of it affecting them. For those of use who it does affect, we care very much.
I care but it’s sad that it’s become a footnote. Best wishes to you and your affected family.
I completely agree with you on it bevoming a footnote. I understand that peoples lives here must go on and they can’t nor should they focus all of their time on the sadness that comes with losing one of our servicemembers. That does not negate the fact that lives are still being lost and you rarely here a peep out of our fellow citizens. Enough of my ranting. Thank you for the best wishes.