Introduction: America's Longest War section 1. Opposing Viewpoints on the War in Afghanistan Viewpoint 1: The War in Afghanistan Is Winnable / Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan Viewpoint 2: The War in Afghanistan Is Unwinnable / Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain Viewpoint 3: The U.S. Should Commit to Afghanistan for Several Decades / Michael Yon Viewpoint 4: The U.S. Should Get Out of Afghanistan Immediately / James P. McGovern and Walter B. Jones Viewpoint 5: Osama bin Laden's Death Should Cause the U.S. to Withdraw from Afghanistan / Barbara Boxer Viewpoint 6: Osama bin Laden's Death Should Not Cause the U.S. to Withdraw from Afghanistan / Peter Cannon section 2. Model Essays and Writing Exercises Preface A: The Five-Paragraph Essay Preface B: The Descriptive Essay Essay One: The War in Afghanistan Improved Women's Lives Exercise 1A: Create an Outline from an Existing Essay Exercise 1B: Create an Outline for Your Own Essay Essay Two: The War in Afghanistan Has Worsened the Drug Trade Exercise 2A: Create an Outline from an Existing Essay Exercise 2B: Examining Introductions and Conclusions Exercise 2C: Using Quotations to Enliven Your Essay Essay Three: The War in Afghanistan Through a Soldier's Eyes Exercise 3A: Conduct an Interview Exercise 3B: Report on an Event Final Writing Challenge: Write Your Own Descriptive Five-Paragraph Essay section 3. Supporting Research Material Appendix A: Facts Timeline of the War in Afghanistan Appendix B: Finding and Using Sources of Information Appendix C: Using MLA to Create a Works Cited List Appendix D: Sample Essay Topics Organizations to Contact
