We can't solve Afghanistan's social or political problems by waging a cruel and apparently endless war. A senior British general just warned his troops might have to stay for another 40 years. (He later retracted).
The western powers, Canada included, have added to the bloody mess in Afghanistan. Time to go home.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Canada's Presence In Afghanistan
Eric Margolis nicely sums up the problems with military occupation in Afghanistan, and ends up recommending that it's time for Western powers to get out of that mess and let the people who actually live there take control over their own destiny.
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Amy Hamm and the Undefined Notion Of "Sex-Based Rights"
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