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   The Doctor to adavid.smith@sympatico.ca   
   Re: Afghan Mission "Worthless"   
   08 Mar 09 00:32:04   
   
   XPost: can.politics, us.politics   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <49b307d4$0$19674$9a6e19ea@news.newshosting.com>,   
   Dave Smith   wrote:   
   >The Doctor wrote:   
   >> In article   
   >,   
   >> J   wrote:   
   >>> On Mar 7, 10:41 am, RDR  wrote:   
   >>>> Chom Noamsky wrote   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> The war is feeding hungry defense suppliers in the USA, Canada, Britian,   
   >>>>> etc.  That is the only thing that really matters.  The political/security   
   >>>>> objectives are just a lot of bedtime stories for the stupid electorate.   
   >>>> I think that we've done our business there.  More than many.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It's time for our forces to stand back.   I have no issues with our   
   >>>> involvement, but combat must end.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Did you know why we got the ass end of the deal?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> According to Maj. Gen. (R) Lew MacKenzie, we were late in the game, and   
   >>>> all the "cushy" jobs were sucked up by the Italians, the Germans and the   
   >>>> likes of that.   So on we went, carrying the heavy lifting.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It's time for that to stop.  We still have a role there, but not the   
   >>>> role that we have been into.   
   >>>   
   >>> Militarily we have no role. It is the NGOs that should be there. No   
   >>> one else.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> And let the NGOs get killed.   
   >>   
   >> You need a brain operation.   
   >   
   >   
   >If we have to have the military there to protect the NGOs. then the NGOs   
   >should not be there. Let them try to survive in their own cultural   
   >cesspool and when they are desperate enough for assistance that NGOs can   
   >provide aid without a military escort we can think about it.   
      
   Are you pro JqUEbecois/FratyPAnts?   
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