Mark Collins: The Bob Rae Party position on Afghanistan
Sgt. Daren Kraus / DND
NATO’s new Afghan commander, Gen. David Petraeus (L) meets with Canada’s top field officer, Brig.-Gen. Jon Vance, in this DND handout photo at a heavily fortified checkpoint erected to prevent the Taliban from getting into or out of the provincial capital.
August 3, 2010 – 9:39 am
Good on Bob Rae, though in this piece he only hints at a continuing role, i.e. non-combat training in the Kabul area, for the CF post-2011. Will the prime minister be willing to take up and run with what is clearly more than a hint? Note that Mr Rae writes in the Toronto Star, for maximum effect amongst Liberals:
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