Commentary

Lewis MacKenzie My worst nightmares on Afghanistan

Retired Major-General Lewis MacKenzie mocks the Liberal position on Afghanistan 1

Derek Burney Where do we show resolve, if not Kandahar?

Manley panel member Derek Burney writes: Canadian blood and treasure earns us the right to help shape better solutions. 3

Jeffrey Simpson Between the lines of the Manley report

Implicit in the Manley panel's report on Afghanistan is the apparently incontestable fact that Canada can only field 1,000 fighting soldiers at any moment 6

David Bercuson The Afghan mission should cross party lines

Norman Spector On Manley, don't delay the vote

Editorials

Bernier does Karzai no favour

Maxime Bernier did no favour to Afghan President Hamid Karzai as he attempts to establish control over his country

Too much is wasted

More effective international aid to Afghanistan will help reduce the Taliban's appeal to the next generation of angry young men.

Let the commission see the evidence

Mr. Harper should ensure that the military police complaints commissioner receives the documents it needs

Do not misspeak to the public

The government should not pretend - again - that what the military does is the military's business, and no one else's

Gen. Hillier steps out of bounds

Defence Minister Peter MacKay should haul General Rick Hillier onto the carpet and remind him of the crucial distinction between their respective roles 3

A welcome move to a united motion

Mr. Harper and Mr. Dion have moved from their earlier intransigence and seem set to present a united front to the world

A welcome bipartisan tone
on Afghanistan mission

One should never underestimate the capacity of partisan interests to derail even the most promising efforts. Given the global stakes involved here, both sides should resist any such temptation. 2

Van Loan's juvenile slur

The government's record on this file is one of concealment, denial and the telling of falsehoods