Why are we in Afghanistan? Canada, the U.S., and political preferences

Today we bring to you another piece that explores why Canada is in Afghanistan. Lauren van den Berg writes convincingly that political preferences towards a U.S. platform played a larger role than some might think in making the decisions to enter and stay in Afghanistan. Read, think and comment. We’d like the thank Lauren for her diligence and hard [...]

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Why are we in Afghanistan? I don’t know

To address the question of why we are still in Afghanistan, the directors of Learn the Facts asked five contributors to argue for a certain viewpoint to explain Canada’s participation in the ongoing war: security, diplomacy, alliances, development or ‘I don’t know.’ The following does not reflect the personal views of the author or those [...]

Why are we in Afghanistan? The argument for alliances

To address the question of why we are still in Afghanistan, the directors of Learn the Facts asked five contributors to argue for a certain viewpoint to explain Canada’s participation in the ongoing war: security, diplomacy, alliances, development or ‘I don’t know.’ The following does not reflect the personal views of the author or those [...]

Why are we in Afghanistan? The argument for security

To address the question of why we are still in Afghanistan, the directors of Learn the Facts asked five contributors to argue for a certain viewpoint to explain Canada’s participation in the ongoing war: security, diplomacy, alliances, development or ‘I don’t know.’ The following does not reflect the personal views of the author or those [...]

Why are we in Afghanistan? The argument for diplomacy

To address the question of why we are still in Afghanistan, the directors of Learn the Facts asked five contributors to argue for a certain viewpoint to explain Canada’s participation in the ongoing war: security, diplomacy, alliances, development or ‘I don’t know.’ The following does not reflect the personal views of the author or those [...]

Why are we in Afghanistan? The argument for development.

To address the question of why we are still in Afghanistan, the directors of Learn the Facts asked five contributors to argue for a certain viewpoint to explain Canada’s participation in the ongoing war: security, diplomacy, alliances, development or ‘I don’t know.’ The following does not reflect the personal views of the author or those [...]

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“Why is Canada in Afghanistan?” is a difficult question. Not only because the question itself is enormous, but also because there are very few clear, agreeable answers. Even politicians, the ones who purport the mission, often give mixed responses that leave Canadians baffled. Nor is media designed to answer this [...]

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