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TASK II: Write and Post a POSITION ESSAY to the wiki. Due Thursday, December 15th. Write an essay that advances a well-supported position on the question below and post it on: Student Recommendations wiki **How should the United States proceed in Afghanistan? ** Position Essay RUBRIC: A quality will essay will •open by setting up a context for the question--briefly explain why the unites States is fighting a war in Afghanistan, •develop a position or specific answer to the question that precisely states how the United States should proceed in Afghanistan, •use two criteria of the Just War Theory to analyze to what extent the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan is a Just War, •use three Perspectives to support your explanation of why our involvement in the war benefits or harms AFGHANIS, •use three different Perspectives to support your explanation of why the war benefits or harms AMERICANS <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">•draw supporting information from the articles studied in class which are posted on Moodle, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">•wrap up the essay by restating the key reasons why your position is the best way for the U.S. to proceed in Afghanistan. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">•organize your ideas in extended power paragraphs, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">•establish the credibility of sources, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">•cite sources internally and in a Works Cited, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">•edit language errors from writing, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">•post the essay on <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Student Recommendations

Bobby Brunner Period 8 12/15/11

A common question that is brought up in America is how should we proceed with the war in Afghanistan? We went to Afghanistan after the attacks of 9/11 to help with the corrupt Afghan government, that was being taken over by the Taliban. We went with the intent to get rid of the Taliban and to help the government become a once again stable government. The original plan was for America to be completely out of Afghanistan by the year 2014, although, seeing the struggles of the military and government over there, we should stay until both America and Afghanistan feel that they are well enough off on their own.

America has the right intention of being in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is going through hard economic times, as well as the corrupt government that has been created by the Taliban. It is of thought that America is fighting to fight the Taliban or to fight because of the attacks of 9/11. This would make this war unjust, because we would be fighting for our rights. Although, seeing that Afghanistan really does need outside help, America can be said to have a right intention. Just cause can also be seen in this war because we are there for not only helping to fix Afghanistan and to restore it, but also to protect innocent life, from the Taliban. That is why staying and waiting for the government is safe and stable enough to handle its own problems would be beneficial to the Afghanis and their protection that they deserve.

There are many reason why we should stay involved in Afghanistan, and reasons why we shouldn’t, but the reasons that we should weighs out why we shouldn’t. According to Brooks Manson, Hamid Karzai is the President in Afghanistan, he says that appreciates the involvement of the U.S. and wants us to stay longer than planned. Karzai wants the best for the Afghanis, but because of the extremely low economy, if we left, then he would have to find other ways to get aid, and regain his economy. According to Arabella Mayrer many Afghans believe that if we leave, their country will not be secure, and because of a reduction in the financial aid, from 4 billion dollars to 2 billion dollars Afghanistan had to cut out education systems. They closed about 5,000 schools, leaving no education for kids in Afghanistan. Many Afghanis are worried about the future if America completely pulls out. One reason that pulling out of Afghanistan when planned would be a good idea is, according to Elena Medich, Wahidullah Shahrani, who is the Afghan Minister of Mines says that if America pulls out when expected then 4,000-5,000 jobs will be created. Afghanistan plans to sell rights for up to five mines every year until 2014, creating billions of dollars, and a lot more jobs, and hopefully creating a stronger economy. Although his plan sounds convincing, staying in Afghanistan sounds more beneficial to the Afghans that hoping for a plan to work.

Afghanistan is a large controversy in American right now, should we stay or should we go? According to Jill Waltz, President Obama believes that if we leave Afghanistan now then they will be unsafe and the government will be unstable. Also with our troops in Afghanistan, if we were to leave, then the military for and police force would be to weak to handle the conflict with the Taliban and other terrorist groups. Michael Watkins researched John McCain, and although McCain is a veteran, he believes that we should stay in Afghanistan, and the risk of sacrifice is worth the achievable success. He also said that the last time we abandoned Afghanistan, they fell into violence. Although on the other spectrum, Rep. Ron Paul who was researched by Lucas Sencio, says that the reason for our weak economy is because of our military interest in other countries, and if we pulled out of Afghanistan then we would be saving money, and we will see a rise in our economy. He also believes that our economy will stabilize once we leave Afghanistan. Seeing both sides, I can see why we would want to get out sooner than later, but if we can achieve our goals sooner than later then we could get out sooner and stabilize our economy.

To conclude, if we left Afghanistan the way it is there is no way that Afghanistan would be able to be stable and be secure. In order for Afghanistan to be stable and have correct security to handle their own problem, then they need foreign aid. We should only leave when both Afghanistan and America feels comfortable with there economy and stability of the military and police. We should stay for however long that takes, but no longer than that.

A quality will essay will •open by setting up a context for the question--briefly explain why the unites States is fighting a war in Afghanistan, done •develop a position or specific answer to the question that precisely states how the United States should proceed in Afghanistan, clearly done •use two criteria of the Just War Theory to analyze to what extent the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan is a Just War, clearly done •use three Perspectives to support your explanation of why our involvement in the war benefits or harms Afghanis, three perspectives referenced •use three different Perspectives to support your explanation of why the war benefits or harms Americans three perspectives referenced •draw supporting information from the articles studied in class which are posted on Moodle, some articles referenced •wrap up the essay by restating the key reasons why your position is the best way for the U.S. to proceed in Afghanistan. Focused summary made • organize your ideas in extended power paragraphs, competently done •establish the credibility of sources, sources NOT credited •cite sources internally and in a Works Cited, NOT done •edit language errors from writing, minor spelling, grammar and other language usage errors •post the essay on Student Recommendations done