Where you may err, Larry, is appearing to find approbation for a view of dissent "unintentionally aiding the terrorists." Our governments use that line all the time when, in fact, Canadians and Americans support their troops but criticize the lying and cover-ups weakening the values we're ostensibly fighting for. Dissent is the gospel.
I find "aiding the enemy" notions specious, to say the least. al Qaeda and Taliban monitor our national and international newscasts. They know our public support to the decimal point, as we do. Canada's Chief of Defence Staff spends 70 per cent of his time strengthening public support for our Afghanistan mission.
Last week, our defence minister, my Member of Parliament, had barely arrived at one of our outposts---imagine the security detail--- when the Taliban dropped rockets within its perimeter. With a wry smile and relief that no one was hurt, the outpost commander said he didn't think the stonk was coincidental.
Last edited by King Brown; 11/21/07 01:53 PM.
