Of The 17,891 Deaths From Terrorism Last Year, 19 Were American. Let Iraqis Fight ISIS. | H. A. Goodman

Of The 17,891 Deaths From Terrorism Last Year, 19 Were American. Let Iraqis Fight ISIS. | H. A. Goodman: The reality of the war against terrorism is that since 2001, the U.S. has weakened groups like Al-Qaeda, but "hasn't wiped any out" according to a recent Washington Post article. Retired Air Force General Charles F. Wald is quoted as saying, "We're not going to see an end to this in our lifetime...there isn't going to be any time where we all of a sudden can declare victory." Therefore, it's important to evaluate what our country has sacrificed thus far, especially if there will never be a time we can declare victory. If we can't ever truly claim that we've won, and this is indeed a never-ending conflict, then what have the costs been thus far? After 4,486 U.S. soldiers died in Iraq and 2,344 U.S. soldiers died in Afghanistan, 1 million U.S. soldiers wounded in both wars, and a potential cost of up to $6 trillion, the last thing American soldiers and their families need is another war.

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