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Veterans for Rethinking Afghanistan Created By - Blaine F of the topic: the Person or Agency's Logo || PHOTO of the Perspectives' Primary concern about the Afghanistan War. e.g Women's education or abusive security forces || A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. consistently used •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. •Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- inaccurate internal citations, no WC •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. 2. Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan. Your answer should address following bullet points: Incomplete answer-- Some generally addressed without supporting evidence •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? ** Paragraph 1: ** Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan.  The war in Afghanistan is a controversy that is well known and widely debated, however few have actually been there to experience the situation and repercussions of war first hand. The documentary Veterans for Rethinking Afghanistan has now turned into a movement that,"...consists of a growing number of veterans committed to showing Congress and the public the realities of the war" (Rethink Afghanistan). These are the citizens who have been there and understand what's at stake, it's not just some far off land. Their opinion can give incite as to what the condition is, what the people of Afghanistan think of the war, and how just this war is. **Paragraph 2:** Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan. This answer has 4 parts.  Veterans have a personal connection to the war as well as a humanitarian motivation. They have memories of the war and when they hear, " One thousand American troops have been killed in Afghanistan, officially surpassing the death toll in Iraq " (Huffington Post) their concern for other soliders grows even stronger. Before this war, they were normal civilians, but once the war started they had to risk their life to protect America. If the war ended, the circumstances soldiers are facing now, "A resurgent Taliban active in almost every province, a weak central government incapable of protecting its people and a larger number of American troops in harms way..."(Huffington Post) would be eliminated and veterans would feel that our soldiers are respected as a precious, small, commodity rather than a plentiful resource. ** Paragraph 3: ** How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan?  Immediately. As Jake Diliberto, the co-founder of Veterans Rethinking America, said, "The blood of American troops is on the line. Join me and the veterans in asking President Obama not to escalate troops in Afghanistan" (Huffington Post). These veterans feel that America can not improve the situation in Afghanistan and we are causing more violence due to our presence. They want all American troops to leave and let the Afghan forces keep their country in order.