The USs Failure in Afghanistan Shows the Hubris of American Empire
BY
ALFRED W. MCCOY
Using the articles above, your main goal for the writing assignment is a summary. Use 3 paragraphs to summarize in your own words the first part of that article, the part that explains the history LEADING UP to 9/11 of the US in Afghanistan. Then, use 3 paragraphs to explain the second part of the article where they discuss the history of the US occupation in Afghanistan as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In the intro and closing, after you have made the summary of this information, explain to us whether or not US imperialism appears to be in decline in your analysis based on what you have learned. Also, explain to us whether this history of Afghanistan is in sync with (meaning on the same page as) what Rozanne Dunbar Ortiz described in her introduction about the history of the US. How does it make sense that a country that was born of genocide and colonialism could now be losing so much power around the world? this is not an easy question to answer but by the end of the semester, it will be much more clear. You can also disagree and argue that the US is not in much decline at all. At least 8 paragraphs for the essay in total.
