tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post9125193903864746180..comments2023-11-02T10:57:59.221-04:00Comments on Meandering Economics: How can Canada running from its responsibilities in Afghanistan?Canadian Economisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12838252751966821405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-49830878346727503692007-10-04T18:14:00.000-04:002007-10-04T18:14:00.000-04:00I apologize for that earlier post. Too early in t...I apologize for that earlier post. Too early in the morning and came upon your site before my coffee. Doesn't excuse my outburst. <BR/><BR/>I still don't agree us with being there. To actually get the job done 'correctly' is at least a 25+ year job, if not a lot more. A few billion a year adds up very quickly. And it's going to take a long long time because we are up against a 2000 year old Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-48166153985368568172007-10-04T09:58:00.000-04:002007-10-04T09:58:00.000-04:00>>How can we pull-out of a country that we helped ...>>How can we pull-out of a country that we helped dismantle? <BR/><BR/>We helped dismantle? Wasn't it the Americans who did that? <BR/><BR/>>Whether you supported the mission or not, don't we now have a responsibility to stay? <BR/><BR/>What kind of logic is that? That is probably the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time. You're telling me that even though I don't agree with the decisionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-2845935625062030012007-09-18T21:29:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:29:00.000-04:00FW: Yes: I understand that many NATO countries are...FW: Yes: I understand that many NATO countries are having debates similar to Canada's struggle. Let me know if you see any interesting articles. <BR/><BR/>madjenny: I think you point to a very important fact: we need a clear of what we will define as success and how we can track our path to achieving those goals. Currently, I must admit, it is fuzzy for me. <BR/><BR/>NONAME: <A HREF="http://Canadian Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838252751966821405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-31967578076030238452007-09-18T11:23:00.000-04:002007-09-18T11:23:00.000-04:00Another issue that must be weighed is the mechanis...Another issue that must be weighed is the mechanism that saw Canada enter into this particular dispute. <BR/><BR/>The NATO was formed (and continues to function) as a means of mutual self-defense. Should someone attack a signatory, the others would come to the assistance of the beleaguered memeber.<BR/><BR/>Herein lies the difficulty; which memeber was "attacked"?<BR/><BR/>My fear is that the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-6478054244594555872007-09-13T23:19:00.000-04:002007-09-13T23:19:00.000-04:00It's tough eh? I can't say I thought it was the r...It's tough eh? I can't say I thought it was the right thing to go in at the time. I can't say I really remember what my arguments against were at the time. Certainly not support of the Taliban. Perhaps just the concern that sending troupes into an already traumatized civilization seems somehow wrong. <BR/><BR/>But I definitely think I agree with you. Now that we are there. Once we have Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030586134251094425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-26686389691011193522007-09-13T07:10:00.000-04:002007-09-13T07:10:00.000-04:00It's a very interesting and important discussion; ...It's a very interesting and important discussion; but not an easy one. Denmark, I believe, is going through a debate that mirrors our own, and not having any more success in answering these difficult questions.Francis Woobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116597425056795982noreply@blogger.com