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Originally Posted by Mancie
got to say Eric I'm surprised by the fact that so many countries are involed in Afghanistan...I'm not sure that a league table of killed in action is a good marker as to wether the war can be won, the figures may show which countries are more "commited" to this war but then some countries have more to lose than others if the Taliban are to be kept at bay.
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I actually thought about this as I was making the post .... I didn't intend to suggest that having a large number of KIA was something that deserved some sort of accolade ... just to show that some countries, three to be precise, are doing much more than their fair share at the sharp end ..... and in the case of my country, whether the Taliban wins or loses means little to us ... I don't know of anyone here who feels threatened by the Afghanis or the Taliban ... I do know that in the area of the country in which Canadian forces are operating more kids, esp. girls, are going to school, more people have access to medical care, clean water etc. than was the case before we arrived. However, even with all the positive things that we have accomplished, there are many thousands of Afghanis who want us out of there. And they are prepared to kill our soldiers in order to accomplish that end. In some sense I understand their point; it's their country and they should be allowed to run it as they wish. It's time to leave them to it.