Will Bunch : Reunions of troops with families great , but why are we still in Afghanistan ? John Donvan It made sense in 2001 , but 12 years later , bin Laden is dead and al Qaeda in ruins . Bunch : Americans dying for little reason in a war that makes it riskier , not safer , at home . Pentagon estimates put us there till 2033 , meaning Bunch 's grandkids could go .
Will Bunch : Reunions of troops with families great , but why are we still in Afghanistan ? Bunch : It made sense in 2001 , but 12 years later , bin Laden is dead and al Qaeda in ruins . Bunch : Americans dying for little reason in a war that makes it riskier , not safer , at home . Pentagon estimates put us there till 2033 , meaning Bunch 's grandkids could go .