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Perspective on Afghanistan

Brigadier General Stephen Clark Created By - Ashley M A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. Not Done •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. **No evidence**
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•Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- inaccurately formatted. •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--no evidence cited •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: ** Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan. Brig. General Stephen Clark has just been given the mission of getting to the bottom of a NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on November 26 this year. Clark has a credible opinion on the US military because he has been in the United States Air Force since the war started. According to the New York Times, this past Monday, Gen. James Mattis, leader of the Pentagon's Central Command, announced this investigation and put Gen. Clark at head. When Clark goes to Afghanistan, the US will definitely trust his analysis.

** Paragraph 2: ** Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan. This answer has 4 parts.

The War in Afghanistan did not really affect General Stephen Clark; although he has been in the Air Force for since 1987, he has never been assigned to leave for Afghanistan. According to Cannon Air Force Base, some of his assignments were in the Contingency Operation Plans and Programs, the Special Operations Squadron, the Special Operations Support Team, and in the Special Operations Wing. According to Special Operations Command website, Special Operations are high-risk, dangerous tasks that the usual military cannot preform.If the US was to abruptly leave Afghanistan, Clark would probably go back to leading his less complex Air Force life, and leave his new vocation in investigation. Clark has therefore not yet been affected by the war.

** Paragraph 3: ** How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan? General Stephen Clark does not, as of now, have an opinion on the War in Afghanistan. He hasn't had any experience with Afghanistan yet, even though he has had experience in other areas of the US military. But this is why he's on our list. Gen. James Mattis chose Clark to go into the military because he is neutral. This way, his opinion of the NATO airstrike in Afghanistan will not be biased toward one specific country.

__Works Cited:__ Cannon. Air Force Base, n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2011. <http://www.cannon.af.mil/ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d8179; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">library/biographies>.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d8179; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">U.S Army Special Operations Command. U.S Army, n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2011. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d8179; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"><http://www.soc.mil/>.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d8179; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">"What Happened on the Border?" Advertisement. New York Times. N.p., 28 Nov. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d8179; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29>.