(WASHINGTON) — A decade of war will pass quietly at the White House this week.
President Barack Obama plans no public events Friday to mark a moment the nation never really expected: 10 years of war in
Afghanistan. Out of sight and off the minds of millions of Americans, the war is the most prolonged conflict this country has been engaged in since Vietnam. Obama has gone so far as to declare it "the longest war in American history."
There was a demonstration in Washington today to mark the beginning of our 11th year in Afghanistan. There were plenty of 99%ers there, too. It was well organized and peaceful. I was most impressed with the number of Vietnam era vets out there marching alongside the kids with the dredlocks!
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