War in Afghanistan (bloodiest war)

• The never-ending was in Afghanistan replaced the war in Iraq as the most important, and most controversial.
• The 9th year has been the bloodiest, with 700 allied troops killed. Among the 700, 497 were U.S. troops compared to the 317 killed in 2001
• Most were killed by road-side bombs-with children suffering the worst. There was a 21% increase in child deaths in 2010

What was positive about the war? What was negative about the war? How did you respond to it?