Comparison of Points of View on the War in Afghanistan

analyse and Contrast The contend in Afghanistan is a constant focalisation for debate. There are those who believe that the joined States is still doing a worthy effort in Afghanistan and that it is essential for the U. S. to clutch a military mien there. On the another(prenominal) hand, there are the people that believe the United States can no eternal achieve its goals if it continues to use military force. Authors Melanie Barton Zoltan and C. Ames Cushman argue both for and against the war in Afghanistan and the benefits each scenario can produce.Both authors focus on the structure of Afghanistans government, the troth of Taliban and Al Qaeda on Afghanistan soil, and the effects the United States involvement would have on the women of Afghanistan. Both Zoltan and Cushman point out in their papers that controlling Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, does not really effect the government of the country. Zoltan argues that sluice with the Taliban removed from power in Kabul, they still hold immense power in Afghanistan.With Afghanistans lack of centralized government, the Taliban easily entrenched in the southern recrudesce of the country and began to rebuild their forces. As the United States attention moved to Iraq after the Taliban were removed from Kabul, they were easily adapted to form a foothold in other parts of Afghanistan. Zoltan points out that if the Unites States does not stay problematic militarily, the Taliban will be able to regroup not only in Afghanistan but also in Afghanistans neighbor, Pakistan.Given enough time, Zoltan believes that the Taliban and any Al Qaeda associated with it will gain access to Pakistans nuclear weapons. Cushman argues that since the original objective of removing the Taliban from power has been achieved, the use of military force is no longer needed. He sees the foreign mission now to be more of an educational mission if the United States really wants to create a upstart system of government. In Cushman s paper, he describes the war as a war on the sharia law law instead of a war on terrorism and that is not a commendable war to fight in a military way.If the United States keeps using military force as a way to achieve reconstruction of the government, than the Afghan people are going to keep turning to somebody who thinks like they do, which would be the Taliban. Again, both authors admit that the Taliban are still a threat living in the Afghanistan outer borders. Zoltan believes that with the Taliban still established in Afghanistan, the United States cannot withdraw militarily. The risk is too considerable that the Taliban will regain control of all of Afghanistan and that once the US and NATO leave, Afghanistan will once again become a safe haven for terrorist groups.Zoltan also says that if the Taliban are able to regain Afghanistan, the Taliban in Pakistan will become bolder and flat unite to create an even larger terrorist threat in the region. This will give the terroris ts a great place to build strength and launch attacks at the US and its allies. Cushman argues that the form of government in Afghanistan require to be decided by the people of that country and it cannot be something decided by the United States. regular if the Taliban regain control of Afghanistan, it should be at the choice of the people.If the Taliban do make a comeback and work control without the support of the people, Cushman believes that it will not last because the Taliban has been weakened enough that they will not be able to sustain themselves. In both papers, womens rights are addressed. Zoltan uses a section of a musical composition by Physicians for Human Rights to show just how badly the women are treated in Afghanistan. She also gives statistics and other facts about how the women in Afghanistan used to be treated prior to the Taliban.She uses these to show that the United States really is doing hygienic in Afghanistan for womens rights and if the US were to pul l out now, all that would be undone. Cushman agrees that Sharia law is a harsh system of justice and that it discriminates against women. However, he says that is the way that Afghanistan is ruled and that the United States has no right to go and try to change this. He claims It is important to step back and realize, however, that what we see as just and bring together is just that a Western notion, colored by our history, faith, and values. even the United States has not made an formalised statement saying that they are in Afghanistan to bring back womens rights, and Cushman believes that until they do, this is no excuse for the US to stay in Afghanistan. In each authors paper, the same topics were discussed but two points of descry were shown. Zoltan showed in her paper that she was in favor of the United States military staying in Afghanistan because it provided the security from future terrorist organizations from using it as training ground.She also believed that it is prov ides a better situation for the people living in Afghanistan. Cushman shows that he does not support the involvement of the United States military in Afghanistan. He argues that it is a waste of time, money, and lives to keep fighting for something that will not last. The US cannot establish a sound government there and even if they did, the people of Afghanistan should have a right to select their own government.