tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post114227470109330548..comments2024-02-12T05:46:36.595-05:00Comments on talk talk talk: The Star: Why Are We in Afghanistan?talk talk talk / Shireenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1143338371195878682006-03-25T20:59:00.000-05:002006-03-25T20:59:00.000-05:00Hmmmm....I have an answer formulating in my head, ...Hmmmm....I have an answer formulating in my head, but it calls for a new post. Will do that soon.talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1143332096855832392006-03-25T19:14:00.000-05:002006-03-25T19:14:00.000-05:00Before you check out the recent comments on Jay Cu...Before you check out the recent comments on Jay Currie's blog, it seems that I'm starting to have <A HREF="http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/about-that-islamic-englightenment/" REL="nofollow">second thoughts</A> about the Canadian presence in Afghanistan.Looney Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617017419324704700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1142353204349792202006-03-14T11:20:00.000-05:002006-03-14T11:20:00.000-05:00Sounds good to me!Sounds good to me!talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1142306036474733202006-03-13T22:13:00.000-05:002006-03-13T22:13:00.000-05:00Maybe Harper should invite Paul Martin to come to ...Maybe Harper should invite Paul Martin to come to a joint press conference to for him explain why the troops are there now, and and Harper to explain why they are staying.<BR/><BR/>Then the two of them should ask Layton exactly what problem he has with that.Mark Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399115211805036553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1142293549303424092006-03-13T18:45:00.000-05:002006-03-13T18:45:00.000-05:00Me too. But apparently we're in the minority. CTV ...Me too. But apparently we're in the minority. CTV news reported 60% of Canadians want our troops out. A teen (girl) on CBC espoused the view that we shouldn't be fighting for things we don't believe in. How odd. We don't believe in emancipation of women? We don't believe in education? We don't believe in creating an environment in which people can earn money in ways other than growing opium poppies? We don't believe n rule of law, rather than rule of warlord? We don't get that what happens over there does have an effect on us here?<BR/><BR/>We went in to stop Al Quaeda from killing us off on North American soil, but we're finally doing what should've been done long before that. And best of all, we're there on the behest of the burgeoning Afghan government.<BR/><BR/>You're right we can't stay there forever, but it will take years and, unfortunately, more deaths before we can leave safely. The last thing we want to do is sacrifice the lives of our soldiers just to leave prematurely and have to start all over again.talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1142287024481006662006-03-13T16:57:00.000-05:002006-03-13T16:57:00.000-05:00I agree with that sentiment, but we cannot stay th...I agree with that sentiment, but we cannot stay there forever. We just need to help set up a reasonably strong central government that will weather the attacks that will surely happen to it. Other than that, this makes me proud to be Canadian.Looney Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617017419324704700noreply@blogger.com