Overlooking Problems

The topic that's driving our nation crazy is Ebola. Everyone is scared about how fast it can spread and they're taking many precautions but a recent article I found in the Washington Post argues that this is not the only problem the United States faces at the moment. Written by Ed Rogers, he explains that at this very moment, new sources and media are overlooking the fact that Iran is requesting to build nuclear weapons and the scary part is that without any attention, they might be able to. The United Nations are to vote in just 18 days, weather or not they can reach an agreement with Iran that would make them explain and plan out the building of these weapons with permission to do so if the United Nations say yes to their plan.The consequences can be awful since we wouldn't know how many weapons are going to be made or if an agreement is not made, we're not sure if Iran will go ahead with their plan without consulting the United Nations. In his whole argument, it's hard to see where all these opinions are coming from. His intended audience is definitely the people of the United States. Personally, i'm caught in between his question of "what's more important?" I believe the topic of Ebola is just as important as the future of Iran and the power it can have with nuclear weapons but it's obvious that people reading the article are going to think that Ebola is the most important topic since it's something that's affecting our own country. If the writer were to explain the situation with Iran better, it would be easier to understand and maybe side with him, but he's lacking a lot of credibility and he's absent sources do him no good. His argument about giving attention to both issues is weak and only focuses on one side of the problem, his logic of trying to give attention to the problem with Iran is good but he needs to add more to the editorial where he talks about how bad it can really get here in the U.S if an agreement is not made and how it can effect us. As an American, we focus on the facts that affects us as a country because although it sounds harsh, we're selfish and care about our well being, so if the writer were to really lay everything out and explain in detail the consequences we could have and the effect of allowing Iran to go on with their plans, it would've had a better chance of influencing the view of his readers.