5th January 2008, 3:35 PM
DMiller Wrote:I think it depends on the situation. Obviously invading Iran would be a step in the wrong direction, as was invading Iraq, but the invasion of Afghanistan had a purpose and a noble goal. The country actually was harboring terrorism and if we would have focused on the country it might have done a lot of good. The invasion of Iraq, though, screwed that up and we forgot about Afghanistan for awhile until things started going bad recently. I want a president who is willing to make tough decisions to fight terrorism but isn't going to invade or attack a country on a whim or based on bad intelligence. The next president needs to put people in his cabinet who aren't going to simply tow the party line and will be willing to challenge him when he wants to make a decision they don't agree with.
The American public doesn't realize how much Canada has sacrificed in Kandahar fighting Taliban and foreign fighters;There inst a week that goes by that we don't hear about casualties ; we've suffered the most losses in servicemen since Korea.Canada was less equipped for securing the dangerous southern regions but was the only one willing to do it unlike the French and Germans who choose only safe areas; Instability in Pakistan jeopardizes the Nato forces and the Canadian forces are especially vulnerable.Had it not been for Iraq the situation in Afghanistan could be dealt with more easily with more committed American forces.