Are Americans Living In An Era Of Endless War -- A Commentary

A Decade After The 9/11 Attacks, Americans Live In An Era Of Endless War -- Greg Jaffe, Washington Post

This is the American era of endless war.

To grasp its sweep, it helps to visit Fort Campbell, Ky., where the Army will soon open a $31 million complex for wounded troops and those whose bodies are breaking down after a decade of deployments.

The Warrior Transition Battalion complex boasts the only four-story structure on the base, which at 105,000 acres is more than twice the size of Washington, D.C. The imposing brick-and-glass building towers over architecture from earlier wars.

“This unit will be around as long as the Army is around,” said Lt. Col. Bill Howard, the battalion commander.

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My Comment: What is my take .... we may be in an "endless war", but with the exception of our tax dollars and those families who have love ones in the military/intelligence services .... this "endless war" is having zero if any impact on the majority of Americans.