Negative Effects of the War on Terrorism Axia College University of Phoenix

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War on Terrorism1Negative Effects of the War on TerrorismNameAxia College University of PhoenixIn your essay, you discuss the negative effects of the War on Terrorism, focusing on the financialburden, human costs, and shifting missions of the war. How do you argue for the immediatewithdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, considering the rising costs, casualties, and evolvingjustifications for the war? Use specific examples from the essay to support your position.Word Count Requirement:800-1,000 words

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War on Terrorism2Negative Effects of the War on TerrorismSeptember 11, 2001 will forever be remembered as a senseless tragedy that took the livesof many American citizens. Following the horrific events that transpired on September 11th, theBush administration took drastic actions in holding all terrorists responsible for their actions byretaliating with an invasion of Afghanistan. Nearly two years after the invasion of Afghanistanbegan, former President George Bush announced the invasion of Iraq due to Saddam Husseinhousing potential weapons of mass destructions (Center for American Progress Action Fund,, para. 1While Bush faced off against Saddam and his powerful regime, it becameapparent that the Bush administration would continue supplying troops for combat and fundingthe war until its mission was complete.Although the United States has not accomplished its“mission”, troops should be withdrawn from Iraq immediately due to enormous debt, risingfatalities, and constantly changing operational motives.War in general is a costly task that is always underestimated; Iraq is a prime example ofthe U.S. failing to take into account the overall costs of declaring war on another country.According to the National Priorities Project and illustrated by figure 1, as of spring 2009, morethan 830 billon dollars have been allocated in support of Operation Enduring Freedom andOperation Iraqi Freedom (National Priorities Project, 2009). Projections for 2009 make this yearthe third highest year in regards to government spending in the War on Terrorism. With no

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War on Terrorism3evidence of Iraq housing weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein no longer rulingIraq, why are projected costs for funding the war in Iraq around 140 billion dollars?020406080100120140160180200BillionsFiscalYearCost of WarAllocatedProjectedWhile the cost of funding the war continues to increase over the next year, a heavyburden is placed on U.S. taxpayersto help in funding the materials needed to win the fightagainst terrorism.As reported by Goldman (2008), the “Iraq war could cost taxpayers $2.7trillion.In addition to the cost of war, taxpayers pay for rising veteran health care costs, andreturning soldiers faced with foreclosure and unemployment”(para. 1).The U.S. economy isfacing a recession, stocks are down, businesses are downsizingand/or filing for bankruptcy, andthe unemployment rate iscontinuing to climb higher. It is imperative that Americans should notbe forced more into debt by funding a war that’s figures are unknown. Initially, the White Housevoted against making these figures public because the government rarely spends less than theestimated budget.President George Bush took a gamble by not releasing these figures and lost aFigure 1. Cost of war in billions, 2001-2009

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