The Longest American War

The War in Afghanistan was just recently crowned as "America's Longest War", out-doing the Vietnam war by one month, and we don't look like we're pulling out soon. The criticism of the war stems from its length, and the fact that little has been accomplished during it. The Iraq war was drawn out, but many would call it a success in retrospect due to the ground being made in installing a new democratic government. The entrance into Afghanistan was mostly focused around the goal of capturing Bin Laden, and nine years later, our goal is yet to to be completed. Besides that point, we entered the country ousting the Taliban, and now we are still battling insurgent forces due to many factors, such as loosing sight during Iraq and lack of forces physically in the country.

Some would argue that terrorism is supposed to be a drawn out war, but at what point does it become a futile effort? The US forces have done a prime job in adapting to fighting terrorism, however, the focus seems to constantly move around the map. Sticking with our plan and having a solid plan to begin with works the best, and will be better for the region and the world as as whole. Let's not turn this war into the next Afghanistan. Well, as we just learned Afghanistan is the longer Afghanistan.