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Perspective on Afghanistan

Prime Minister David Cameron, United Kingdom Created By - Ben C.
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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 answer •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? Credit source ** David Cameron

Prime Minister David Cameron was born and raised in London England. He studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Oxford University, gaining a first class honors degree.  He then joined the Conservative Research Department and became Special adviser to Norman Lamont, and then to Michael Howard. Before becoming Prime Minister, David Cameron was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005, a mandate to change and modernize his Party David became Prime Minister in May 2010, after an Election in which the Conservative Party won almost 100 more seats. He leads a Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition Government inspired by the images of freedom, fairness and responsibility. David wants only one thing to happen in Afghanistan, progress. He stated "This is the year we have to make progress" and I think hes right about this. To make progress, an extra £67m would go into countering insurgents' bombs, the most lethal threat to troops. It is on top of £150m pledged last year. He also is willing to spent money to send more troops that specialize in defusing bombs such as IED's. IED's are the leading cause of deaths in Afghanistan. David also welcomed last week's Kabul peace meeting - or jirga - at which Mr Karzai discussed proposals to encourage elements of the Taliban to rejoin the political mainstream.

From my research, I think that David has the same view on Afghanistan as the U.S does. We should be there as long as necessary. He said "For me, the issue of Afghanistan is the most important foreign policy issue, the most important national security issue for my country." So he wants to be there monitoring until all order is restored. I feel like what we have been talking about in class relates to the Prime Minister because it sounds so much like what the us is planning on doing. They are going to stay there as long as they need to be, and when they feel like they are not needed they will withdraw.

Works Cited:

Cameron, David. "David Cameron Pledges More Funds for Afghan IED Threat." Interview by James Landale. //BBC.co.uk//. N.p., 10 June 2010. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. .

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