The War on Terror and Popular Culture

The War on terror has been going on for well over a decade, and there is still much debate about its tactfulness. The war has been covered greatly with several stations being big players in the coverage. Fox News, NBC, and CNN are probably the three biggest hitters in the game when it comes to news coverage. The war is two sided, and it can be seen as very good or very bad depending on who is being talked to. I believe that my generation of twenty something aged adults is in large majority against the war. The war has dragged on since we were in middle school or younger, and it needs to stop. Discourse is being shed about the justification on the war. Whether is for fighting weapons of mass destruction, liberating the Iraqi people from the cruel oppression leashed under the thumb of Saddam Hussain, or it is setting up democracy in the Middle East. The media covers the situation in Iraq as if it were a war, while some people would argue that it is not a war at all. It is an operation to keep Iraqi people safe while a government is being set up. Others would argue that thousands of Americans have died for a cause that is not showing many results. I personally am on the fence about Iraq. I know for a fact the world is a safer place without Saddam in power, but I also wonder if the mission we set out to accomplish in the beginning is still being driven home. I also wonder when the conclusion will come to the war.