Example Sentences

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For some service families, the images of missile strikes and talk of deployment readiness have resurrected the fear and uncertainty of Iraq and Afghanistan — so-called forever wars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

As China rose, as the U.S. fought and lost its forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as technology networked the world, a Russian enigma took form in the Kremlin.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2022

As the prospect of the end of our forever wars draws nearer, it’s time for the nation and its armed forces to reassess their relationships with each other.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2021

Ever since 2007, when I first started writing for TomDispatch, I’ve been arguing against America’s forever wars, whether in Afghanistan, Iraq, or elsewhere.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2019

I read the book as a fellow it-seeker, by chance and choice a denizen of the forever wars.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2019