Via David Mader comes news of a major speech by John McCain on the importance of winning in Afghanistan:
McCain calls for, among other things, a new unity of command in Afghanistan, not only within the American forces operating there but among all NATO countries. So here's my question: What's Canada's take on an Afghanistan surge? Do we have the troops to contribute to a boots-on-the-ground increase? If not, are we prepared to work with American forces in other respects, such as unity-of-command, in furtherance of a surge strategy? Do Canadian military commanders believe that a surge is possible? Promising? Useful? Necessary? And what do the parties think about the idea - would the Grits support a surge strategy if it offered the promise of an early (or earlier) withdrawal? Would the Tories support a surge notwithstanding the relative unpopularity of the Afghanistan war?
Excellent questions from David, and an excellent speech by McCain (not to mention a very important one for Canada, but which is apparently being ignored.) I like how he is tying Iraq and Afghanistan together. He obviously realizes how intertwined these two fronts in the larger battle are, and how crucial it is to win both. My enthusiasm for McCain increases with this kind of rhetoric.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:46 PM
