War

For this blog post on war, I thought it would be fitting to use an article that related to the war in the Middle East. I read quite a sad article on the New York Times website about four American Soldiers that were just killed in Afghanistan. The article was written by Sangar Rahimi and Carlotta Gall and it was titled "4 US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan." The article explains that the soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing that the Taliban took credit for. Not only did this article cover the deaths of the Americans but it also talked about two separate attacks that killed innocent bystanders. The first was a suicide bombing outside of a local high school that killed 3 and another was caused by a bomb planted in a wheelbarrow which killed only one. I think it is horrible to hear of this violence. The problem with the wars going on throughout our world is that they are taking place in the middle of towns, killing just innocent people. It is always hard to hear about American soldiers wounded or killed because they are the courageous men and women who fight for our country's freedom. 

Rahimi, Sangar and Gall, Carlotta. "4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan." World 15 March 2009 .