Sticking Around in Afghanistan
National Post
16th January, 2010
Summary: The Canadian government has remained firm in its decision to pull the bulk of Canadian forces out of Afghanistan by 2011. Conrad Black sees this as a mistake. He believes that it would not be prudent to pull out at a time when the United States is finally deploying the forces necessary to win the conflict. Canada should remain past 2011 in support of this new American surge.
Excerpt: “Canada should remain at present strength in Afghanistan until President Obama’s proposed initiation of de-escalation in 18 months. Following that period, we would then determine our future policy, independently of the United States, but simultaneously.”
