The two day Battle of Marja Afghanistan along with countless other battles have seemed to slip through the cracks as far as recognition on the U.S. homeland.  Does anyone actually see what I see….A WAR! I mean seriously….battles such as the one in Marja, Afghanistan don’t even seem to be affecting people.  Two US bombs crashed into the city last week killing 12 civilians.  The U.S. troops took over the city that has been said to be inhabited by a large number of Taliban.  

When the news stories report the “War on Terror” we must understand the implications.  We are at WAR; and war that will be written in history books just like World War II and the Civil War.  So why now do people seem so distant aware of what’s going on?

People are dying and battles are taking place right in front of us; and yet the impact on the American daily life seems so minimal.  It is time to think about what is happening across the ocean and consider why war is taking place while being largly marginalized as if its no big deal. 

Let’s get serious…people are dying; this includes American soldiers and innocent families.  What is the purpose of the US  involvement?  Are we really fighting terror or are we just seizing new lands for personal and politcal gain?

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–KV