I’m an english major so I’ll do my best to help you out. As for the whole should all of the supporting points be in the intro, that really depends on what your teacher wants. A lot of high school classes tell you to do that, but at a certain point it is also seen as unoriginal and not great writing. If your teacher told you to, then I would do it for sure. Also, is this argumentative or what? If it is, the tone is fine, but if it’s not then you don’t want to start it that way. I’ll assume it is and give you a sample rewording of it but PLEASE if you do take any of my tips then please do your own rewording and don’t just turn this in word for word.

Many would agree that America is one of the greatest nations in the world. They consider it to be the home of the brave, the beautiful, and most importantly the free. Recently, the United States invaded the country of Iraq, and has expressed its main goal as the stabilization of Iraq and the establishing of a Democratic Iraqi government. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that a lasting democracy in Iraq may not be a realistic goal for the American forces there.

Good luck!

It’s been said that America is the greatest nation in the world. It’s the home of the brave, the beautiful, and (most importantly) the free. Recently the United States has invaded the country of Iraq and, among other things, has expressed its intent to stabilize Iraq and establish a democratic government there. Realistically a lasting democracy in Iraq is not a feat anyone can accomplish.

“Many would agree that America is the greatest Nation in the world. It is home of the brave, the beautiful, and most importantly the free. Recently, the United States has invaded the country of Iraq, and among others things, has expressed its goal in stabilizing Iraq and establishing a Democratic form of government. Realistically, a lasting Democracy in Iraq is not a realistic feat for Americans.

The only thing i see wrong is in the third sentence were it says

“and among others things”. It should be “and among other things”. Also your missing the ” at the end.

“Many would agree that America is the greatest nation in the world. It is the home of the brave, the beautiful, and most importantly the free. The United States invaded the country of Iraq, and among others things, expressed its goal in stabilizing Iraq and establishing a democratic form of government. Realistically, a lasting democracy in Iraq is not a realistic feat for Americans.”

nation shouldn’t be capitalized

I added “the”… it is the home of

Took out “recently” and “has”

democratic and democracy shouldn’t be capitalized

Just a few things that need correcting such as :-

It is (the) home of the brave,

Recently, the United States has invaded (Iraq) – Iraq is already a known country so you don’t need to call it the country of Iraq.

Otherwise I think its pretty good for a TERRIBLE WRITER =)

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