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Perspective on Af ghanistan

Senator Dick Durbin Created By - Sarah H

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  A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. inconsistently used •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. Sources not credited •Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- inaccurately formatted. •Post your entry on the wiki by Friday, December 9th.

1. Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan. 2. Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan. Your answer should address following bullet points: •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?

 Senator Dick Durbin, Democratic Senator from Illinois has a credible opinion of Afghanistan. He has been in the Senate since 1996 and has been involved in Afghanistan since the start. Also he is the Assistant Majority leader, the second highest position in the senate. Durbin’s history and involvement in our government ensures he has an advanced and a well reasoned view on how to deal with Afghanistan. Senator Durbin is not directly effected by the Taliban but has been interested in the issue because his political position requires him too. His interest our in protecting lives of soldiers and the money of our country. In a meeting with Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, who believed anyway the likelihood of sustain this war is low, we should stay till the government is stable Durbin responded, “If you believe that resolution of this conflict by military means is highly unlikely and not a realistic basis for US policy, how can we send one more American soldier to fight and die in Afghanistan?” Durbin believes that the possibility of winning the war is impossible and would result in a longer war, and that we should not send troops over there when we know we are going to loose. Also Durbin states “ 10 to 12 billion dollars are being paid by tax payers for funding… and most of it is being wasted to fund our enemy”. Durbin makes it clear he believes we r wasting money on the war. His interest toward the war our saving money and lives. After reading and listening to Durbin, I have concluded that Durbin would like to retreat from Afghanistan as soon as possible. He wants to save money and bring home soldiers. Durbin is exhausted from the “Ten years, hundreds of billions of dollars and the loss of over 1,600 American service members “. Durbin believes “it’s time for our fighting men and women to come home.” 

Durbin, Dick. "Afghanistan : What is an Acceptable End-State and how do we get there?" //United State Senate//. N.p., 4 May 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. [].

- - -. "Durbin Sattement to Begin Drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan."

//Unites States Senate//. N.p., 22 June 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. [].

Durbin, Dick a, and Jon Stewart. "Th Dailey Show." 4 Aug. 2011.

//thedaileyshow.com//. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. .