During 6th period on Friday, my phone started going off. It was my New York Times app informing me that Obama is to pull out all the troops in Iraq by the end of the year. This means that we as a country will be able to say that the war in Iraq is over. A war we've been in for 8 years now is going to finally be over.
Being opposed to the war in Iraq, I thought this to be great news. When I received that notification 6th period, I even thought to myself, "Wow, I'm going to remember this moment for the rest of my life as the moment I heard the war was over". I was genuinely excited. Yet, no one else knew. I waited for the day to progress for there to be some sort of commotion and nothing happened. No one ever mentioned it. In fact, I still find myself informing people today about this news and its been almost five days now since it has been announced.
So many Americans don't know yet! When World War II was over, there was people dancing in the streets for crying out loud. It just seems that this time around, no one cares that the war is ending.
Now, I understand that World War II had much more US casualties than the Iraqi war, but that does not make the Iraqi war insignificant! I'm not completely sure what kind of reaction I should expect from people when I tell them that the war is definitively over, but I want SOME reaction. Perhaps I just have not brought it up with the right people, but shouldn't everyone care? We are all Americans and it affects us all.
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So many Americans don't know yet! When World War II was over, there was people dancing in the streets for crying out loud. It just seems that this time around, no one cares that the war is ending.
Now, I understand that World War II had much more US casualties than the Iraqi war, but that does not make the Iraqi war insignificant! I'm not completely sure what kind of reaction I should expect from people when I tell them that the war is definitively over, but I want SOME reaction. Perhaps I just have not brought it up with the right people, but shouldn't everyone care? We are all Americans and it affects us all.
I think in this case we have to call up the old saying that actions speak louder than words. I'm happy that President Obama has announced that the troops are coming home, but when they actually return I will be overjoyed. The reactions you receive from people will depend greatly on their interest and involvement in the war. Someone who isn't affected much by the war won't be as excited as someone who has a cousin stationed overseas. You brought up a really good point, though, when you said, "shouldn't everyone care?" I feel as though some people just aren't as aware of the goings on in Iraq and I think that's a shame because it's been a huge part of America.
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