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Originally Posted by octothorp
I'm not saying that there would be no threat of terrorism in Canada if we were to pull out of Afghanistan, and more to the point, I don't think that the threat of terrorism is just cause to pull out of Afghanistan. But the reality is that Canada is probably more at risk now--and will continue to be at risk in the future--as a result of our presence. Though I'm not really surprised that the head of CSIS would neglect to mention that.
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That's the reason why I only support our presence in Afghanistan as long as the U.S. commits the same level of support there as they do Iraq. I think the fact that the U.S. is gradually pulling out of Afghanistan is a slap in the face to the other countries who are there, and putting their own civilians at risk for it.