War On Terror Benefits

Each time conflict arises between two or more nations the governments need to look at both the costs and benefits that will come if they decide to enter into the war. The two planes took out the twin towers on September 11th, 2001 and the United States launched operation enduring freedom on October 7th, 2001. After just 26 days of weighing both the costs and benefits the United States decided to enter the war. The short term and long term benefits gained from the War on Terror have not justified the monetary, social, and political price we have and will pay as a nation. When another nation or group performs a terror attack, killing many innocent civilians on domestic soil, many people are going to be in favor to start a war against the violent …show more content…
It is now the start of 2017 and the war on terror has been going on now for a little over 15 years. Besides the successful killings of dangerous terrorists such as Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden, the War on Terror has not accomplished much. The War on Terror is fought over various countries against a variety of different terrorist groups. The United States have underestimated the power of the different terrorist groups similar to when they underestimated the power of the Vietnamese in the Vietnam War. The costs of the War on Terror have outweighed the benefits and unfortunately the war has led to the death of your son as well as 7,000 other United States soldiers. Many people look at the number 7,000 and think of it as somewhat positive compared to the 500,000 deaths in the Civil War, but it still left 7,000 families without one of their beloved family members and your family is one of them. The War on Terror also has produced the killing of over 100,000 innocent civilians over in the Middle East. While some people feel that the War on Terror has been beneficial in areas such as unemployment they are correct, since any war will produce jobs. But is the