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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: •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 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d871d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">•How has this person been affected by the United States presence in Afghanistan? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d871d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">•How would this person's life change if the United States left Afghanistan abruptly? <span style="color: #1d871d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">** 3. How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">no evidence ** <span style="color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">** Paragraph 1: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan. Talat Masood is a famous Pakistani political commentator. Masood is credible because he is a retired Lt. General of the Pakistan army (Washingtontimes.com). Talat Masood is a very opinionated man, “he writes on security, political, and atomic issues in national newspapers and foreign magazines and is a prominent commentator on national and international television and radio networks” (Pakistanheralk.com).

"World Briefs." //<span style="background-color: #fff9e5; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Washington Times //. The Washington Times, 12 June 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://www.washingtontimes.com> [|http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/19/world-briefs-169343791/?page=all#pagebreak]

"Lt. Gen (R) Talat Masood." //<span style="background-color: #fff9e5; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Pakistan H ////<span style="background-color: #fff9e5; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">erald //. Gibralter Information Technologies, Inc, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://pakistanherald.com> []

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">**Paragraph 2:**Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan. This answer has 4 parts. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">Talat Masood is interested in this war because he has been so involved with the Pakistan Army. Masood was affected by the Taliban’s control of Afghanistan, because the Taliban became more powerful in Pakistan, he said that Osama bin Laden, leader of the Al-Qaeda “has created havoc and killed innocent people… and created such a great… rift between the West and the Muslim world” (NPR). Talat Masood is in favor of the United States staying in Afghanistan, he believes that it has made Afghanistan and Pakistan alike much safer. In fact he wrote an opinionated article in the New York Times saying that “the most dangerous and counterproductive step would be for the United States Congress to drastically cut financing for Pakistan’s military… [while] such a punitive measure might satisfy American[s]… it would have several unhappy consequences” (New York Times). He also believes that “you need an increased U.S. troop strength to countervail the Taliban in the south and the east, so that you can bring them to the negotiating table” (Time). After the U.S. had successfully killed bin Laden he said on NPR that he was “extremely delighted [when he heard bin Laden was dead]… because [of] the damage he has done to Pakistan, to Islam, to the Muslim world” (NPR). He thinks that if the U.S. were to leave Pakistan the Taliban would rise up and become powerful again, even with Osama bin Laden dead.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">Waraich, Omar. "Why Pakistan Won't Fight the Afghan Taliban." //Time//. TimeMagaziene, 20. Nov. 2009. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://time.com>. []

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">"Reaction Varies in Pakistan to Bin Laden's Death." //Morning Edition//. Natl. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">Public Radio. 2 May 2011. //NPR//. Web. Transcript. 8 Dec. 2011. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;"><http://npr.org> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">[]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">Masood, Talat. "Patience, Not Punishment, for Pakistan." //The New York Times// 15 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">May 2011: n. pag.New York Times, The Opinion Pages. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;"><http://www.nytimes.com>. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">[]

<span style="color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">** Paragraph 3: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan?<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">If Masood was presented with the question, “when should the United States leave Afghanistan?”, he would probably say that they need to stay for a few more years. Every year he pushes the date that would be acceptable for America to leave back further. He has said that “America needs Pakistan’s cooperation to permit the smooth withdrawal of the majority of American troops from Afghanistan before 2012”, and as of now Pakistan and the U.S. are not getting along (New York Times op-ed). He thinks that when the US and Pakistan get along again, is when we can start to ease troops out of the Middle East.