12 Americans Die as Blast Hits Bus in Afghanistan

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/world/asia/deadly-attack-strikes-nato-bus-in-kabul.html?hp


     According to the article, military officials stated that "At least 12 Americans were killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked an armored shuttle bus in Kabul on Saturday".  It is considered to be the deadliest attack on Americans in Kabul which makes the event even more disheartening.  It wasn't just Americans that were killed in the blast, but also a Canadian and some Afghan civilians.  The article also discussed US foreign affairs and some options for the war in the Middle East as the Obama Administration is facing budget problems and pressure to keep a timetable that originally predicted forces to be leaving around 2014.  Although the event itself is extremely sad, I believe that the article itself is significant as it provides evidence for opinions as to what decisions the government should make.
     The author discusses the article in a way that questions the decisions of the US government.  In a way he appears to be debating why US forces are still in the Middle East and what good they are doing there.  In doing so, the author does an excellent job of suggesting hints of his own opinion in order to convince the reader.  He does so by using the horrific event in order to prove a point and provide some evidence to his own beliefs.