Canada won't extend Afghan mission

Tuesday 15th September, 04:34 AM JST

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adaydream at 10:31 AM JST - 15th September

We all know that countries will be pulling their support. It's been a long war and they want their men and women back home. < :-)
smithinjapan at 10:50 AM JST - 15th September

adaydream: I second that, and in particular when the violence is not decreasing but INCREASING regardless of the increased presence of troops. Everyone's going to pull out -- even the US eventually, and Afghanistan will be like after the Russians pulled out, with a worse menace (or the Taliban) eventually taking over. Sad, but it seems to repeat itself. I hope the Afghan military and police can get things together and keep that from happening.
lostrune2 at 05:40 PM JST - 15th September

What Afghan military or police? Why just hope?
SuperLib at 02:11 AM JST - 16th September

I can't believe the Canadian government is going to pander to public opinion like that when they've got to know that Afghanistan is so important. My respect for them just went down a notch.
SezWho2 at 06:46 AM JST - 16th September

I don't think Afghanistan is so very important to most countries. I think it is important primarily to the US even though the reasons for its importance are far from coherent.

Whether Canada will really withdraw its support or whether it is using the threat of withdrawal to win a less jingoistic trade policy is another matter.