Afghanistan and Iraq were lumped together in what was called a 'global war on terrorism.'

It's probably time to end the global war on terrorism.

These days, I no longer believe there ever are truly good guys or bad guys in war, at least in the Middle East. They’re generally shades of gray. But that doesn’t translate well on television. It was too complicated. Too remote.

Then someone cried out, “Suicide bomber!” The crowd panicked. In the ensuing stampede, terrified pilgrims ran in both directions, many colliding in the middle of the bridge. A side railing collapsed under their weight, and scores leaped into the water whether they could swim or not. Hundreds were trampled to death. More than a thousand died. Hundreds of pairs of sandals were scattered around the bridge, left behind when pilgrims made their desperate dives into the river. I was given all of seventy-five seconds to tell the story on the Nightly News.

For many foreign fighters, the jihad in Iraq and Syria is a commuter war.

The war on terror is not limited to Iraq. It is not limited to Afghanistan. They are but fronts in the global war we are waging today.