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We Are Part Of This War
Letter, Jan. 19
Col. (Retired) Mike Capstick is correct in saying the Afghanistan mission should be about the Afghan people and not about Canada. Unfortunately, he has missed columnist Thomas Walkom's point. The fact remains that it is not our war and it is not even NATO's war. It is another American war for oil.
The Bush administration misused the post-9/11 goodwill of its allies to obtain a safe route for the newly liberated oil reserves and install a puppet Afghan government composed of the same collection of warlords and drug runners who filled the vacuum left by the departing Russians (and American interest in Afghanistan). The return to power of these thugs was no shining democratic success.
The Afghan people have been pawns in a murderous game for decades and their anger will likely lead to a Vietnam-like end result.
Our troops will serve admirably, but Canadians have a responsibility to our soldiers to ensure that the government assigns duties that conform to Canadian values, not American demands.
This mission does not pass muster.
We must demand that Ottawa end this mission as soon as possible. If we don't, we will have failed the men and women of our military.
MCpl. (Retired) David Lennox,
Brampton
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