Even when MacKay was asked HOW Canada plans on a development mission ... he ignored the question and tried to get around the question. The initial statement that he made was that they will end the fighting and work on development ... but in order to make such a bold statement there should be a plan. There is no plan. Which I would guess makes people very worried. The article continues to state that in order to have diplomats and other workers helping the development process, there still will need to be Canadian troops to serve as protection. He forgot to mention that.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Parliament to debate post-2011 role in Afghanistan
In a speech given to the House of Commons, Defence Minister Peter MacKay had stated that Canada will not be leaving Afghanistan even after the missions expires in 2011. Apparently, the strategy will change from "fighting a war" to "training and developing". Peter MacKay, is so committed to the idea of continuing in Afghanistan even though the tally of how much the war has cost Canada, is reaching $13 billion dollars. Aren't we in a recession?
Even when MacKay was asked HOW Canada plans on a development mission ... he ignored the question and tried to get around the question. The initial statement that he made was that they will end the fighting and work on development ... but in order to make such a bold statement there should be a plan. There is no plan. Which I would guess makes people very worried. The article continues to state that in order to have diplomats and other workers helping the development process, there still will need to be Canadian troops to serve as protection. He forgot to mention that.
Even when MacKay was asked HOW Canada plans on a development mission ... he ignored the question and tried to get around the question. The initial statement that he made was that they will end the fighting and work on development ... but in order to make such a bold statement there should be a plan. There is no plan. Which I would guess makes people very worried. The article continues to state that in order to have diplomats and other workers helping the development process, there still will need to be Canadian troops to serve as protection. He forgot to mention that.
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