Foreign Policy (Afghanistan)

After a decade of neglect and cutbacks… our military…a totally professional military…The Canadian Forces…as a direct result of 9/11... was sent by the governing party of the day (the Liberals)… under the leadership of Jean Chretien… to the troubled country of… Afghanistan…in support of… the U.S.A. Furthermore the Liberals (2005) under Paul Martin agreed to reposition our troops to the much more volatile and dangerous province of Afghanistan, Kandahar. After forming an Alliance, the Liberals and Conservatives this past March extended Canada’s commitment to the mission in Kandahar. With the number of dead Canadians; soldiers 97, 1 diplomat and 2 aid workers and public opinion against the war, it was known this issue would surface in the campaign. This can only hurt the moral of our troops on the ground which will only benefit the enemy. Can you believe the Liberals began playing politics… threatening they would not support the government in its attempt to extend Canada’s commitment? At least Jack Layton and the NDP have said all along they were committed to a pull out and an end to all combat by our forces. Don’t buy into this BS. Canada cant withdraw from Afghanistan before 2011. And don’t be surprised if this issue is debated again before the current mandate is up. Its something like Obama promising to pull out of Iraq, crazy. I agree that it’s a shame to see so many lives coming to an end over there, but we are now committed to this fight and I truly want to see that region of the world prosper and to not fall back to the Taliban. I know the conspiracy theorists are just waiting to jump on me for this but the images and sights of 9/11 are just to disturbing to phantom ever happening again in this part of the world. That is why I question the Liberals and NDP foreign policy… that is why I question Dion’s and Layton’s leadership… and these are just two major questions I will ask myself on Oct. 14th.