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Perspective on Afghanistan

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John Schuman

Mrs. Sidor

P8

8 December 2011

Richard C. Holbrooke A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. inconsistently used •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. Not done •Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- Not done •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. Credit source 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? No evidence cited Mr. Holbrook was part of the Obama administration. He worked as a special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke worked for every Democratic president in the 1960’s. Also Holbrooke was our representative in the United Nations until he passed away. Early in his life he served in the Vietnam War.

Holbrooke’s job during the time he was still living was to try to bring stability politically and socially in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Robert D. McFadden of New York Times said, “This was difficult because there were a lot of other problems Holbrooke had to deal with. Those problems would be a corrupt government in these countries, fragile economies and nuclear weapons.” Also a group that made Holbrooke’s job difficult was the Taliban they controlled the grounds of Afghanistan for many years and they were the reason why Afghanistan wasn’t stable politically and socially and this made Holbrook’s job harder. Another one of Holbrook’s tasks was to get Hamid Karzai to take responsibility for the security in his country and confront the corruption that is hurting the American mission there. But these to stubborn men just kept butting heads and nothing got done. Our involvement in Afghanistan has affected Holbrooke because he’s tried to persuade Obama and other Government Officials to make decisions on the war in Afghanistan in which he believes are right. If we left Afghanistan Holbrookes life would change because he wouldn’t have to be talking to people in Afghanistan about getting their country under control. And wouldn’t have to persuade the Obama administration to make decisions because we wouldn’t be there.

Richard C. Holbrooke believes that we should get out of this war. New York Daily Times said that before he died he murmured, "You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan.” Holbrooke’s answer would probably be now. Right now we need to get out of Afghanistan. Holbrooke died Monday, December 13th, 2010, from a aortic tear he was 69 years old.

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