We are now used to the fact that the US government routinely bombs foreign countries with which it is not formally or even informally at war, in the name of killing terrorists. There appears to be something about launching bombs or missiles from afar onto cities and people that appeals to American military and political leaders. In part it has to do with a conscious desire to not risk American lives in ground combat. And in part, perhaps not entirely conscious, it has to do with not wishing to look upon the gory remains of the victims. Over the past 20 years, U.S. and allied air forces have dropped more than 337,000 bombs and missiles on other countries. That's an average of 46 strikes per day for 20 years. This endless bombardment has not only been deadly and devastating for its victims but is broadly recognized as seriously undermining international peace and security and diminishing America's standing in the world. The U.S. government and political establishment have been remarkably successful at keeping the American public in the dark about the horrific consequences of these long-term campaigns of mass destruction, allowing them to maintain the illusion of U.S. militarism as a force for good in the world in their domestic political rhetoric. There has been no accountability for these 20 years of senseless destruction.The ugly reality of U.S. bombing wars and the mass casualties they inflict remain largely hidden from the American people. You probably heard about the drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians in Kabul in August 2021. But what about the other 336,999 bombs and missiles? Whom did they kill or maim, and whose homes did they destroy? So public ignorance of 99% of U.S. air strikes and their consequences is not the result of public apathy, but of deliberate decisions by the U.S. military, politicians of both parties and corporate media to keep the public in the dark. Whilst the world's attention is rightly turning to Ukraine, we should not forget the suffering and injustices in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq and many other countries where conflict is rife. Wars do not discriminate, neither should we. #TheAfghan