Tides can change a war or conflict. The Tamils are losing the war in Sri Lanka finally in a bloody final standoff. The "west friendly" Afghan government is about to implement a law that will out Taliban the Taliban.
Questions always arose as to the worthiness of the Afghan mission. Adrift in violence for centuries the long isolated Afghani are descending back into the Dark Ages no matter the political structure. The Afghan government selectively decided to implement a law that states a woman cannot turn down sex to her husband. Other associated loss of rights are included but this one clause points to the mentality of all male political leaders in Afghanistan. Basically after all this enlightened dying, half the population wouldn't have any human rights.
Almost 120 Canadians died to ensure that the Afghan people, not their government, possesses individual rights above the political and judicial process. Even Nazi Germany didn't go this far. If the law is passed by the Afghan legislative council, Canada shouldn't wait two years before withdrawing its troops.
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It's way past time to get our troopers out of Afghanistan.
You didn't mention the drugs.
With NATO and some of the most powerful armies on the planet supposedly in charge in Afghanistan, that country has increased its' market share of global opium production to more than 92%.
Poppy farmers and drug traffickers last year earned about $4 billion (US), half of the country’s national income. Of course, most of the money comes from drug addicts in the United States, Canada and other NATO countries.
WTF? Why isn't anyone upset about this?
Poppies are red, right? How hard can it be for NATO and our soldiers to see hectares and hectares of them, especially from the air?
The obvious conclusion is that we're providing security for drug dealers.
Let's get out while we still have some honor left.
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