E.+Persuasive+Reserach+Essay

“In the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, over half-million people have been deployed and 200,000 have done more than one tour” (Stress of separation takes its toll on military families). This war started on 9/11 when terrorists hijacked airplanes and crashed them into major U.S buildings, the twin towers and the pentagon. George Bush, president at the time, declared war on Afghanistan and Iraq. This war has been going on for over 9 years; it is time that it comes to an end. The government should pull the troops out of Afghanistan because many people die, families get torn apart, and it is a waste of our tax dollars.

The war in Afghanistan hurts American families. More than 50 percent of military personnel are married and have children. “The divorce rate for active-duty military personnel has risen from 2.6 percent in 2001 to 3.6 percent in 2009, when there were 50,000 military divorces” (Stress of separation takes its toll on military families). Most of these families get divorced because he or she is on duty all the time and they do not have the time to talk. In some cases fathers have not even seen their kids being born and some kids have not even seen their parents. Most parents get very stressed out by talking care of these kids by themselves.

People who go to war have a risk of dying by like a gunshot or a bomb. In this 9 plus year war, there has been many deaths. “1,335 U.S. troops have died in the war in Afghanistan” (DEATHS). In this war not only are soldiers dying, but innocent Afghanistan people who have nothing to do with this war are killed. These terrorists do not care if their own people die. They kill for themselves or if there leader tells them to do something. Most U.S troops that go to war fight for their freedom and the honor to serve as a U.S soldier. These soldiers need to think about their families back home.

Alone, this war has taken a toll on the U.S economy. The government is using the people’s tax money on the war in Afghanistan. The government should be using the tax money on the economy. Many people do not have jobs so they are not buying items to flow the economy. Pretty much whoever lives in the U.S is paying for the war. “The war cost the United States $487 billion, or $130 billion every year since it began. The George Bush administration’s tax cuts removed $1.35 trillion from government revenues between 2002 and 2007” (The Iraq war and tax cuts created the federal budget deficit). As anyone can see this is a lot of money.

The government should pull the troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq. “A U.S general argues that it is important for the United States to remain in Afghanistan to prevent the nation from becoming a terrorist stronghold” (The United States must increase its military presence in Afghanistan). The citizens of the United States should write letters to the government telling them that they need to take troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq. We have helped Afghanistan and Iraq to form some type of government and there have been less terrorist attacks. By keeping these soldiers in foreign countries it is breaking their families apart.

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