Canadians in Afghanistan

Canadians do not belong in Afghanistan. What is the justification for their being there? Time passes, things change. Canada has entered into a long term commitment to the “war” effort in Afghanistan. Why?

I am not overly concerned about the dollars that are being spent to help the people of countries that suffer from war activities. I do not support Canadian involvement  in military activities. Too many of our military personnel have died to date. Now we learn that our Canadian military personnel have brought about a death and wounding of police personnel who are supposed to be friendly to our forces. What went wrong? Will this happen again? Perhaps!

Are we sending military personnel who lack the appropriate training to carry out the missions assigned to them? Do they have the necessary equipment and sufficient personnel to do what is required? Who is responsible for the strategies being employed? Are the rules of the “game” changing? Are we there to support American policies and American interests in Afghanistan? Is Canada there because Canada did not join the Americans in the war against Iraq? There are many questions being asked by Canadians. More will be asked in the future.

An election may be called to justify the Canadian settlement of the “soft wood” problem with the United States. I think that an election should be called on the basis of the questions being asked concerning the Canadian policies regarded Afghanistan. Would the Prime Minister dare to call an election now? I doubt this very much!