Government executions and kidnappings don't happen, they had organized elections at least twice while I was there. Woman are walking without burquas in the major cities, girls are in school, you can listen to the radio without getting beaten.
Yeah, I'd say that's a success. Is it over yet? No, it's not, but It's way better than it was. > -----Original Message----- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 4:14 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Canadian terror plot > > 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:5:208274 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
