Good morning, afternoon, evening or night everyone. My name is Lawson Dixon and i will be your show host and writer/editor for this evenings podcast. it is currently -insert time and date- and i will be going over an article i found in the new york times opinion section called " The Dangerous Politics of 'We Will Not Forgive" written by author, Essau McCaully for my ENG 1101 class at the College of Coastal Georgia.
In this article, McCaully analyzes President Biden's speech about the Kabul attack that killed 13 US troops and over 60 Afghan citizens. In the presidents speech he states "We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay." As a pastor, McCaully believes that we should take a different approach, one that involves forgiveness and love.
In his third Paragraph he discuses how he completely understands the fear that comes with combat deployment, saying how both his grandfather served in the military and his wife is serving in the navy for nearly 15 years, and is exactly why he takes a second thought about the statements made by the president. By saying this he is using Ethos and pathos language to better persuade his audience that we should take a different approach regarding our enemies. Furthermore he continues and gives his opinion: "what if we stop feeding the beast. What if a president stood before their country and chose a different path ?"