Let's see, more troops are being sent in and violence is increasing between coalition and taliban forces, but somehow Afghanistan has been an astounding success?
On 6/6/06, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When the government of Afghanistan refused to hand over the criminal > mastermind of the 9/11 attack, they were justifiably attacked and removed > from power. > > What resulted was a country with no leadership. It's up to the people of > Afghanistan to construct a new form of government, and they have chosen a > democracy. They have requested help from the United States and the rest of > the free world to assist them in doing so. > > Removing the Taliban was absolutely justified and right. Assisting the > people of Afghanistan in constructing a new government in their chosen form > is also right. > > No end in site? When a stable leadership is in place and the last remnants > of the Taliban have been successfully isolated and marginalized, I'd say > that'd be a pretty good end. You think that's unachievable, from what I've > heard, it's actually inevitable. > > It seems like many of the apt criticisms of the Iraq campaign are > regurgitated when discussing Afghanistan, and I don't think that is correct. > The campaigns could not be more different in my opinion. Where Iraq is based > on questionable motives and muddied progress, Afghanistan is an astonishing > success with a clear cut motive and outcome. > > Long story short, I just don't see how you can have such a pessimistic view > of your country's work in Afghanistan. > > > On 6/6/06, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > In my opinion Canada needed to be in Afghanistan for the war on terrorism. > > > > What I disagree is how the war on terrorism was used spread democracy. > > It's > > not Canada's place in the world to force a form of government on another > > country. Somehow someone smarter than me has to figure out a way out of > > the > > mess in Afghanistan, currently there is no end in sight and no vision on > > how > > to fix the mess. > > > > D > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208213 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
