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General James N. Mattis -- Commander, United States Central Command

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** Paragraph 1: ** Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan. My person's name is James N Mattis. He is a commander for the United States Central Command, so his opinion would be pretty valid. I say this because he is going into Afghanistan himself, so he actually knows what's going on, more than anybody else would. He also gets more of a sense of the way things are headed in Afghanistan, so he would probably have good input on how we should proceed. **Paragraph 2:**  “You are the young people who are going to carry on this experiment you and me call America. It’s very, very important,” Mattis said. “Believe me, there is nothing preordained that this county is going to continue. This comes down to blood, sweat and tears.” ** Paragraph 3: ** How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan?