8 years later...

Can you believe it?! We have been at war for 8 years now! October 7, 2001 is when our former president, George Bush, announced that we would be going to war and when our troops first started moving in. While I was watching the 6 o'clock news on channel 7, it took me by surprise that it has been 8 years and we are still at war! The news caster mentioned that Obama is looking for a middle ground, but the tone of the reporter didn't seem that hopeful at all. Many Americans were for the war in the beginning, believing Bush when he said that we would not be at war for long. 51% of Americans now no longer know what we are fighting for and the reasons why we have been at war for so long when we were supposed to be out a long time ago. The Iranians were so happy when the U.S. first came because they were able to do things they never could. They finally had freedom from their government! The men were able to shave their beards and the women could show some of their hair. As of now, they are mad at America because they feel we are putting more effort into fighting than helping out. They want the U.S. to prove they can provide security like they once promised 8 years ago. I completely agree with the Iranians. It seems as if we are just fighting to fight, and I don't understand why we are still at war or even the reasons why we are at war. I feel that there was some missing information in the story, like what exactly Obama plans on doing and how long will it be before we can start getting out troops out of the war. I think this was a good topic to put on the news and spend a bit of time talking about because we have been at war for 8 years, when we only intended on staying for a few years (I'm not completely sure how long we were supposed to stay, maybe 2 or 3 years). It made me wonder what we have been doing for these last couple of years, our reasons for staying, and when we will put more effort into providing security than fighting.