GOVT 202 Richard Bland College of William & Mary War on Terror Essay

For this assignment, I would like you focus on one of, if not the, defining backdrop for the majority of your life, the War on Terror. Begun after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the War on Terror has been controversial since its inception, touching on both international and domestic aspects in a way that few issues have accomplished. For this assignment, please watch/read the following the two links:

Taliban Country (full film) | FRONTLINE (Links to an external site.)

https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/6/14166684/terrorism-iraq-war-al-qaeda-9-11-donald-trump-bush-obama-afghanistan (Links to an external site.)

Please use the evidence in the video/reading above to answer the following questions:

Is this really a “forever war”? How did U.S. officials miscalculate the opposition? Is the U.S. currently winning the War on Terror? What does “victory” look like for the U.S.?

Your response should be at least 300 words and clearly use evidence from both of the sources above.