""I don't want to risk the gains that Canadian soldiers have fought for and that they have sacrificed in such significant numbers for by pulling out too early if we can avoid that"
Right out of the mouth of Stephen Harper. Our military mission is nine years on, nothing more than an abject failure. If we were actually "winning" rather than entrenching a stalemate on the ground, Karzai would have no need to "negotiate" with the Taliban.
Rather than cutting our losses and leaving with honour, we choose to follow Cameron and the others and embrace the NATO shuffle...
I've got news for you, Prime Minister. This mission is going to end the same way it did for the Soviets -- B-A-D-L-Y. Your failure to realize that is surprising. Here we have a PM who is inevitably bowing to the bullying tactics of the Alliance. Ah, the delicious irony in that.
As a Liberal, my answer is a big NO. I urge Michael to follow my lead and not allow Canada to further entangle herself in Afghanistan. Our leader and party members know that this Prime Minister will never put training up for a vote in the House of Commons -- precisely because Harper knows ahead of time that it has just about a zero chance of passing. Hence, resorting to the distinct and predictable powers of the Executive.
Afghanistan, your time is up, or should be next spring. Those who fail to heed that glaring fact will quickly live to regret having foolishly endorsed such a blatantly ill-advised policy.
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