The Rendering №5

The article “Afghanistan, Obama's forgotten war” was published in the Telegraph on October, 1. It discusses the conflict that will define the Obama White House's approach to tackling global security issues. The author Con Coughlin considers that with the American presidential election contest reaching its climax, the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan has barely merited a mention from either candidate. It is open secret that the American forces have just chalked up the grim statistic of its 2,000th fatality since America first deployed personnel to Afghanistan in the aftermath of September 11.

Analyzing the situation  the correspondent emphasizes that American president personally authorized the deployment of an extra 30,000 American combat troops two years ago in a last-ditch effort to beat the Taliban. Speaking of the US future it is nercessary to mention that Mitt Romney seize an opportunity and articulate his own plans for the Afghan conflict, were he to win the election. There is a mention about the widespread unpopularity of the Afghan conflict among the American people that neither candidate wants to get drawn on an issue which is unlikely to win them many votes.

The reporter expresses the view that the Afghan war has become a non-issue for the presidential contenders, an omission which inspires little confidence in the ultimate fate of a conflict that is far from over. In conclusion Con Coughlin stresses the importance of this war and suggests that whoever will win November's election will no longer have the luxury of ignoring Afghanistan's fate. As for my point of view, the Afghanistan war has been started in order to show to the world the force of the US. It is necessary to finish the it and senseless deaths.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/concoughlin/100183279/afghanistan-obamas-forgotten-war/