Stephen+Essay

Resolving to End the Afghan War

If I was the leader of the free world the first issues I would address is the Afghanistan war. War is a plague that spreads like a disease. Everyday there are conflicts in country-to-country that lead to war and it carries many tragedies. Today our country is still having war in Afghanistan because of the September 11th attack. This attack killed 2,973 people has not been forgotten. I understand we want to have justice for the 9/11 attacks and when I started this essay we were still-hunting Osama Bin Laden the infamous leader of Al Qaeda. At that time I believed that this war had gone on too long. While writing this essay, I discovered Osama Bin Laden; the master of provocation and infamous leader of Al Qaeda was finally found and killed. Catching Osama Bin Laden changed my attitude about this war. While justice has now been served for those who lost their lives, but another problem might possibly occur. Who will be the new leader of Al Qaeda? We have to make sure the new leader that might possibly take Osama's place doesn't continue our reason in war in Afghanistan.

My biggest goal is to stop the war in Afghanistan because this war is spreading violence and not only is this war putting innocent people at risk it’s also disrupting the peaceful environment. War may bring a person or people to justice but it is also a negative energy that can make people crave more violence.

As we know today the economy keeps dropping because of war, natural disasters and oil prices. Food, gas and other prices keep rising because of these problems. We are importing goods are from China and other places which is hurting the economy. Due to oil spills the prices keep rising high. I think the war is the main thing that’s hurting the economy. The total of 9/11-war cost are $1.1 trillion dollars. War is one of the main reasons why the people are losing their jobs and homes. During the war there were many lives that were lost. War carries lot of suffering and sacrificing. There were many deaths that happened in the Afghanistan war. The number of Afghan troops killed is over 8,587. The number of Afghan civilians killed is over 8,813, however the numbers of US Troops killed are possibly over 1,140. Such horrible sacrifices soldiers had to make but worst is the innocent people who are dying. Imagine what would be like when you have a life without a family because of this war. Imagine the suffering you would have to witness.

Because of all my research I now believe it is not time to stop war just yet. Now that Osama was brought down to justice, my deepest worries are who will be their new leader. We don't start a war, it comes to us my biggest hope is that there would be a leader that turns things around I hope this leader put a stop to their civil war and brings peace to his or her country. I don't think its time to leave war yet, but I’m hoping it will end soon. I think we should help solve the problem because you wouldn't want to expect the worst possibilities from them. We fought against Afghanistan for over nine years, and it is my wish that we stop this endless war. I'm not doing this just for our country, I'm doing this for the family that are involved or affected in this war.