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General John R. Allen Bobby B. A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. inconsistently used •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. Little cited •Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- Not Done. •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.** **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?** **No evidence** ** Paragraph 1: ** General John R. Allen is the Commander of the  International Security Assistance Force. He served as a deputy commander of the U.S. Central Government. He served under Petraeus and under John Mattis. Allen is the first leader from the Marine Corps to take lead in Afghanistan since we went to Afghanistan in 2001. **Paragraph 2:**  Allen doesn't disagree with being in Afghanistan, and he wants to be there until he feels that Afghanistan will be under protection by there own forces. He feel that because of the already corrupt government that was cause from the Taliban, that there will be further challenges that are going to be faced in the future. He also says "that transition is a process, not an end state, and there will be further challenges as we move toward 2014" said Allen. I believe that he thinks that because change and the transition that Afghanistan has to go through in order to become more stable, that things around there will become much harder as well. The Taliban will be trying to enforce their beliefs and the citizens of Afghanistan will also have a hard time adjusting. Allen also said that “We will support the Afghan government as it strengthens governance and rule of law". This means that he will support Afghanistan as it is being built back up to a more stable government and enforces its laws. ** Paragraph 3: ** I think that if Allen were asked that question he would say, however long it takes for the Afghanistan government to become a more stable and less corrupt government. Although he wants to leave in 2014, we may have to stay in longer to ensure Afghanistan protection. We want to leave when the Afghanistan police and armed forces can enforce laws, and will not be taken over by the Taliban or any other rebal groups that may form in the past years.