10. In section 5, the author states that peace in Afghanistan depends on a power-sharing deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government. How does the author build to this claim in the previous sections?

The author bases his opinion regarding the only alternative to achieve peace in Afghanistan in the previous historical processes that define the current situation in that country.

In this regard, since the Soviet invasion of the country, there was a disagreement between the Taliban and the country's central government, until in the 1990s the Taliban themselves overthrew the government, establishing an authoritarian Islamic regime. This situation degenerated into an open civil war, which included American involvement as of 2001, in connection with Taliban support for Islamic terrorists.

Therefore, the only alternative for peace and social progress to take their course in Afghanistan depends on the understanding of these two political groups, which at the moment seem irreconcilable.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)