I'm not arguing that it was the right thing to do - removing the Taliban. I'm not pessimistic about Canada's part in the Afghanistan campaign - it's the entire allied effort. They have a plan but it's a flawed plan because it relies on a concept that just isn't going to happen any time soon.
As you stated "When a stable leadership is in place" then success can be won. That IMHO is the problem. It's more than the Taliban that are a threat to a stabile government. You can't achieve a stable leadership, especially a stable democracy in Afghanistan with out completely reconditioning the entire country, and many of its surrounding neighbors. Until the constant threat of suicide bombing and terrorist attacks from within and outside of Afghanistan ends how can the government be called stable. When you can stop this then a stable government can be formed. Duane -----Original Message----- From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 4:38 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Canadian terror plot 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:5:208215 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
