WaronTerror

The “War on Terror” that the United States has been involved in fighting in since shortly after the infamous September 11th attacks has a large part of defining our generation of children in many ways. Some of these in good ways and some of which in bad. It has a large economic impact, the economy of the U.S. has greatly suffered due to needed increases in military spending forcing the young adults of today to have to work at a much lower age to be able to afford basic wants. Prices of gas and oil has reached record highs during the time in which the U.S. has been at war with terrorism. Over $1trillion has already been spent on the Iraq war.

The war in Afghanistan is now the longest war in American history, over 10 years. A war of this length means larger casualty rates and over the course of this war 4484 American soldiers have been killed, leaving many children missing a parent. Estimates show that a person living in America now has a chance of nearly 45% of knowing someone currently active in the military. This leads younger generations to enroll them self to follow in family footsteps.

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