Vinny N. Texas

Support our Troops

Persuasive letter with reasons why we need to Support our Troops in the War against Terror

Dear Mr/Mrs. President,

I am going to you what I want you to take action on and what America needs you to take action on, The War on Terrorism, by funding new military equipment for our troops. This war is one of the longest wars that the U.S. has faced, and you need to end it. Also, the U.S. has faced many losses in this war, most by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), and you need to lower these numbers immediately. There are some solutions that I thought of that I would like to share with you, one idea is to find a way for the military to sneak into ISIS territory and how you can prevent our troops from being blown up.

The first thing I would like to propose to you is to try new tactics. There is an article that describes this war as a series of massacres, not a war with professional tactics. I say we find a tactic to sneak into ISIS territory, this way we can gain intel on their future attacks, along with their members and supporters. This will allow us to trace these people down, and stop them in any means necessary. This plan will allow us to prevent the death tolls when they try to do more suicide bombings.

Now most people may say that this is reckless and even if we could find a way to sneak into ISIS territory will cost us too much, because the government may have to make new equipment to make this possible and we should take our troops out of there. This may be true but this will be worth the price, because we can’t leave in the middle of a war, we need to end terrorism now, or more innocent blood will be spilt. America has one of the strongest military in the world so we can easily turn the sides we just need to put our attention to the military.

Lastly, you need to find a way to prevent troops from being blowed up. The majority of our troops are killed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), a bomb that is devastating all military bases in the Middle East, making this war harder to win and giving our troops no place to rest. What you need to do is to improve detection devices or make a better system so we can detect any explosives.

I would also like to congratulate you for succeeding in the race for the White House. I hope you will lead this country honorably. Also, as president you are the Commander in Chief, and will control all of the actions that the military do. This is why I brought this problem up, you need to lead our troops to success but also keep them alive, Benghazi shows how big one mistake you make can lead to. So lead this country correctly.

Cedar Valley Middle School

Ms. Collins' students

These are the wonderful ideas of my 8th grade students and their advice to the next President of the United States.

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