The US-led Afghanistan War
While some believe that the US-led Afghanistan war has gained a regional, international, and political power to The United States, in fact, it has caused many deaths to the United States Armed Forces and has forced the country to spend billions of dollars unnecessarily. The US-led Afghanistan is nothing, but a failure and it continues to be. The US-led Afghanistan war started on 07 October 2001 in retaliation for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States of America, killing thousands of innocent U.S. citizens in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania.
The catastrophic attack was brutally carried out under the leadership of the Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Subsequently, the Purpose of the war …show more content…
The United States spent excessive of amount of monies on ammunition, gas, vehicle, other equipment and necessities needed for a modern technological war. Additionally, contracting civilian companies to provide varied services while the mission was undergoing critical stages. According to Professor Erika King at the University of Grand Valley State “Yet another AP story highlighted the $5.9 billion the U.S. spent between 2003 and 2009 on private security contractors hired to protect Defense and State Departments employees” (Erika King). Spending a large amount of money on a war which is still flaming and not much has changed in the past 17 years could have been invested in the United States and alternative methods should have been sought for the extradition of Osama bin Laden and his allied Taliban …show more content…
Despite the elimination of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and death of Mullah Omar the leader of Taliban, the groups are still operational and their joint activities have intensified as the presence of U.S. forces have been waning down. But, now, as reported by Walls Street Journal most recently army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan stressed concerns that “A few thousand more troops are needed to help end the stalemate in Afghanistan” (“Walls Street Journal”. Even though The U.S. war in Afghanistan is probably reshaping its military aspect, the mission will continue to
While some believe that the US-led Afghanistan war has gained a regional, international, and political power to The United States, in fact, it has caused many deaths to the United States Armed Forces and has forced the country to spend billions of dollars unnecessarily. The US-led Afghanistan is nothing, but a failure and it continues to be. The US-led Afghanistan war started on 07 October 2001 in retaliation for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States of America, killing thousands of innocent U.S. citizens in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania.
The catastrophic attack was brutally carried out under the leadership of the Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Subsequently, the Purpose of the war …show more content…
The United States spent excessive of amount of monies on ammunition, gas, vehicle, other equipment and necessities needed for a modern technological war. Additionally, contracting civilian companies to provide varied services while the mission was undergoing critical stages. According to Professor Erika King at the University of Grand Valley State “Yet another AP story highlighted the $5.9 billion the U.S. spent between 2003 and 2009 on private security contractors hired to protect Defense and State Departments employees” (Erika King). Spending a large amount of money on a war which is still flaming and not much has changed in the past 17 years could have been invested in the United States and alternative methods should have been sought for the extradition of Osama bin Laden and his allied Taliban …show more content…
Despite the elimination of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and death of Mullah Omar the leader of Taliban, the groups are still operational and their joint activities have intensified as the presence of U.S. forces have been waning down. But, now, as reported by Walls Street Journal most recently army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan stressed concerns that “A few thousand more troops are needed to help end the stalemate in Afghanistan” (“Walls Street Journal”. Even though The U.S. war in Afghanistan is probably reshaping its military aspect, the mission will continue to