Afghanistan

[Darth SS]

So, I ran a search and discovered that there actually aren't any threads concerning Afghanistan. Iraq is much more plentiful, but it would appear that Afghanistan hasn't really been discussed in detail. I know that it was brought up briefly when I posted that news article where Bush insulted Canada, but there has yet to be a full discussion about it.

Story 1

Long story short: Canadian troops were outside of a school they built, handing out candy to the children. A suicide bomber drove his bike into the crowd and detonated. Four canadian soldiers were killed.

Story (Sorry I couldn't get a better article)

Canada is deploying more troops and 15 tanks to Afghanistan, amid mounting protests and debate in Parliament.

Poland is in

All you need to know: Poland is stepping up and sending many troops to Afghanistan, almost meeting the whole request on their own. This is odd, given that they were originally in the Warsaw Pact and not NATO, or at least I think so.


My questions are these:

Is anything being accomplished over there?
Is this a winnable conflict?
Can NATO hope to succeed where Russia failed so many years ago?
Should we have gone in those years ago?

To Canadians (or anyone who feels like commenting)
Should Canada be in this conflict?
Is Canada a "peacekeeping nation?"
Should the CAF troops be called back?




I'll weigh in with my opinions just after I finish finding those links.