tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post7561455922656654058..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Taliban On the Run? Hardly.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-70777462546286528622007-11-21T12:25:00.000-08:002007-11-21T12:25:00.000-08:00It was Hillier who advised the government of the d...It was Hillier who advised the government of the day on this one. Hillier played advisor and advocate. He wanted it so much that he even assured the Martin government that the forces could do this job AND tackle another major international commitment at the same time. You can certainly fault the Martin government for falling for what they were told but not for what they were told.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-47549840952642039642007-11-21T12:19:00.000-08:002007-11-21T12:19:00.000-08:00"We should never have let Hillier lead us in there..."We should never have let Hillier lead us in there without having planned how and when we'll leave."<BR/><BR/>Hillier?<BR/><BR/>Silly me, I thought it was the Liberal cabinet that made the decision to send the troops in with no exit strategy. Since when does Hillier decide our foreign policy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-63623617715346464872007-11-21T11:06:00.000-08:002007-11-21T11:06:00.000-08:00A lot more troops but only if we first rethink thi...A lot more troops but only if we first rethink this whole mission. We need clear benchmarks - a gun to Karzai's head. We also need a clear exit strategy. We should never have let Hillier lead us in there without having planned how and when we'll leave. <BR/><BR/>In any case, Canada isn't going to win this one by itself. We'd need to start this war all over again, with the full support and engagement of all NATO members, including the US (as in out of Iraq, now). Then we would have to clear out the Taliban from Kabul to Islamabad, yes Pakistan itself. After that we'd have to tackle the northern warlords, Uzbek, Tajik and Hazara. Wait a minute, we'd have to go to war with - and defeat - the entire damned country. How do you fancy those chances?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-90113382865349211182007-11-21T10:31:00.000-08:002007-11-21T10:31:00.000-08:00So... more troops?So... more troops?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com