(And like that – pffff – we were gone.)
News worth celebrating: Canadian troops have formally completed their fighting mission in Afghanistan.
We’re finally done!!! Well, not quite. Troops are slowly being scaled back, and should all be out by year’s end.
Time to celebrate all the accomplishments earned from the heavy price we paid. Now what exactly are they?
I’d wager that numerous people’s lives were made dramatically better by the invasion. And some of these fortunate few might not even be amongst those in the defense industry who’ve grew richer off the $11 Billion bill for this war.
Of course, experts are quick to point out how Canada’s mission failed in its three main objectives and never brought safety and stability to Afghanistan. Buncha party poopers.
So I guess our biggest accomplishment might come in the form of learning a lesson: politically organized armed conflicts are expensive, difficult to withdraw from, and hard to win, so the reasons we go to war in the first place better damn well be worth it.
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