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Perspective on Afghanistan

Alain Juppe (French Foreign Minister) Created By - Reyna L A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. not used in paragraph 1 and inconsistently used in para 2 •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. •Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- evidence not always cited •Post your entry on the wiki by Friday, December 9th.
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**1. Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan.** **Credit source** **2. Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan.** Your answer should address following bullet points: Incomplete answers to these questions •Why is he/she interested in Afghanistan? Is it personal, political, social, economic, religious, humanitarian, etc? •How was this person affected when the Taliban controlled Afghanistan •How has this person been affected by the United States presence in Afghanistan? •How would this person's life change if the United States left Afghanistan abruptly? **3. How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan?** Alain Juppé, born in 1945, is a French politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 and the Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs from 2010 to 2011. Juppé is interested in Afghanistan because of political reasons; it is his job as the French foreign minister to provide insight about issues such as the war in Afghanistan. Seeing as Juppé lives in France, his personal life was not affected when the Taliban was in control. Additionally, he has not been affected by the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. His life wouldn’t change drastically if American pulled out of the war, though he would not support this action.

Juppé does not support an abrupt American withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. He doesn’t think that it would be morally correct, since the nation would most likely undergo a major economic collapse after foreign aid was removed; he feels that “in these kinds of situations what’s important is to remain calm” (Juppé). As far as the U.S.’s involvement in the war, Juppé believes that America should “support Afghanistan beyond 2014 by putting long-term cooperation in place” (Juppé). He says that France will remain attached to the war, and support it in order to strengthen democracy in Afghanistan (Meeting). In summation, Juppé would tell you that it would be devastating to the people of Afghanistan if American were to leave now, and he would encourage a long-term commitment.


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Juppé, Alain. "Alain Juppé on Afghanistan, Syria and Iran." //French Embassy//. N.p., 14 Nov. 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. .

"Meeting between Alain Juppé and Mr. Abdullah Abdullah." //Fance Diplomatie//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2011. .