Posted on 15/12/06
Ego and ammo isn't our style
I fear we Canadians are ill-suited to this Afghanistan mission. We lack the mindset. Let me illustrate the mindset needed. U.S. President George Bush is under pressure over Iraq, with grisly slaughters daily and his own Baker commission telling him to urgently act. So he announces he is postponing action till next year. U.S. midterms and polls show a mass desire to pull forces out. So both parties talk about "surging" troops, i.e., adding more. Instead of taking responsibility for a "grave" and "deteriorating" situation, they blame Iraqis. "We should put the responsibility for Iraq's future squarely where it belongs -- on the Iraqis," said Democratic Senator Carl Levin.
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