Author David Zucchino gets right to the point in his opening
statement. He addresses when the negotiations are scheduled to begin and he
establishes what is to be discussed during the meetings between the U.S. and
Afghanistan. Next Zucchino discusses “suspicion and mistrust” because of the
number of deaths that have created high tensions between the two countries. He
makes sure to provide both viewpoints though the article is clearly biased, as
he is an American. Zucchino moves on to discuss the politics of the purpose
behind the meetings and relates them to similar events from last year. He is
careful when discussing the purposes of the meetings to use words like “attempt”
and “aimed” to make it clear that nothing is set in stone. He tries to point
out that the negotiations may not go as planned and that he is not promising
anything which is why he uses “attempt” and “aimed”. He closes with a couple of quotations that establish his
credibility as a writer and that also close the article on a positive note. By
closing on a positive note he is able to reassure his readers that an effort is
being made to progress.
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