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Originally Posted by Bossnass
Alright, but should Canada extend our mission in Afghanistan? Any issue with public demands for more action from NATO allies? Perhaps a model can be set by the Canadian Forces adjusting their role from combat to rebuilding and training?
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Aside from Stéphane Dion, I thought pretty much everyone agreed that Canada is going to have to extend our mission. The truth of it is that we had a role in making this mess. Alright, NATO member nation attacked, whatever. I'm not saying it wasn't justified. All the same, we knocked the damn country over, and it's our responsibility to set it right again. Fighting a bunch of insurgents out of Pakistan isn't doing that. Afghanistan has to learn to stand on it's own again and defend it's own borders. The question isn't whether we need to adjust our role but more how much do these roles overlap?
Regardless, the idea of Canadian forces pulling out in 2009 is a pipe dream. It's just not feasible. The real irony of it is that the more Dion sticks with it the less electable he becomes. I mean hell, his own party isn't supporting him anymore.