Rebekah Sanderlin : To many Americans , Afghanistan is the `` good '' war , as opposed to Iraq . Iraq was the war that many never understood nor supported , Sanderlin says . Like many in military families , I never thought of them as being separate wars , she says . Sanderlin : The U.S. has been fighting a long and bloody conflict with Al Qaeda since 2001.
Rebekah Sanderlin : To many Americans , Afghanistan is the `` good '' war , as opposed to Iraq . Iraq was the war that many never understood nor supported , Sanderlin says . Like many in military families , I never thought of them as being separate wars , she says . Sanderlin : I hope Americans know that those who served in Iraq did so honorably and nobly .