My Post on the Site...
No doubt it will be discarded or edited down to an inflammatory sound bite to further their cause.... but hey. i feel better now...
Some of these comments leave me disheartend, but not surprised... How lucky we as Canadians have the right to criticize and outright openly oppose our government. Perhaps some of the people on this site are not quite aware that the people of Afghanistan have not had this opportunity for Generations. Most recently they lived under a highly oppressive regime known as the Taliban. for those ladies out there reading this, you should thank God you don't live there, as if you did, you wouldn't even have access to a computer. not that it would matter since you would be illiterate anyways, since women are not allowed to become educated. The Canadians are in Afghanistan for one purpose. the same purpose that they had in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Cyprus to name a few. They are there to Bring peace and stability to a troubled region. If one were to look back they would realize that it has taken over ten years for Bosnia to become even remotely peacefull... When Canada Committed we did so for the long haul. Now is not the time to question but to support our soldiers. One Comment here made me, as a soldier stop and think though.. one reader suggested we pull out now before more of us soldiers are hurt or killed. what this reader fails to grasp is that we as soldiers joined up willingly, and in the back of all our minds is the thought that one day we may have to give up our lives to accomplish the mission. No one has forced us to join the Army. No one put a Gun to our head and forced us to go over. We Joined so we could help countries which DO operate like that. I doubt I will be able to change your minds. But at least Consider That Perspective.
