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Perspective on Afghanistan

Robert B. Zoellick President of World Bank Created By - Jacob Blankemeyer World Bank Symbol  President Robert Zoellick || Taliban will come back when we leave || 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-- inaccurately formatted. •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: **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: ** Robert Zoellick is the president of World Bank. The bank funds money to different countries to help boost their economy. They want to create a more stable government in low class countries such as Afghanistan, Egypt and Tunisia. He is a very credible person to have a perspective on Afghanistan because he is the head of a large corporation that funds generous amounts of money to Afghanistan. “The health sector, education, community development, micro-finance and telecommunications. Since 2002, the World Bank has committed nearly $2 billion to these and other projects” (Robert B. Zoellick). Due to the fact that Zoellick is the president of the World Bank gives him credibility to give a perspective on the war in Afghanistan. **Paragraph 2:** Robert Zoellicks interest in Afghanistan is humanitarian. He wants to stay in Afghanistan because he thinks all the work we put into the country will be reversed over the years. Robert Zoellick did not like when the Taliban was in control of Afghanistan. He thought that the government should control the country without any corruption. Robert thought that the United States presence has benefited Afghanistan by funding money with military and political funds. A lot of money came from the U.S. along with other countries that the “Total aid to Afghanistan last year was equivalent to 91 percent of its economy, but most military and other aid was spent outside the country” (Zoellick). Robert Zoellicks life wouldn’t change per say, but he would be disappointed that such a large amount of money hat helped Afghanistan’s economy was gone. However there would still be money coming into Afghanistan that would still be a lot for them. ** Paragraph 3 ** Robert Zoellick thinks that the U.S. should stay in Afghanistan until the government can gain legitimacy and the Army can provide protection. He thinks that once these things are in place the country will be on a road to stability and power.” Afghanistan’s economy is at risk of a negative multiplier” (Zoellick). The Afghan economy must be able to provide for the country. When the country is secure and financially stable without funds than the U.S can leave the country. Robert thinks that Afghanistan is on the road to success and it won’t be long till the government can protect the country.

Works Cited: Web linkZoellick, Robert B. "What we can achieve in Afghanistan." //Adnkronos//. AKI, 6 Dec. 2011. Web. 11 Dec. 2011. .

Zoellick, Robert B. "Afghanistan’s biggest need: a flourishing economy." //Washington Post//. Katharine Weymouth, 22 July 2011. Web. 11 Dec. 2011. .

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