Eazyduzzit,
I'm not disagreeing with you about the potential good that may be accomplished and I already stated that I am in support of the mission. But you still have not offered a good explanation as to why a person being against the mission is 'slapping the military in the face'.
Did you see Windsor's point about pulling troops out of a failing mission before more people die for an unachievable cause? He doesn't mean to say that he is sure the Canadian troops are going to fail THIS mission, only that if it appeared so he would support pulling the troops out before more Canadian lives were lost. This is no insult.
Again, your claims about bringing freedom and peace to a region clash pretty heavily with your statement that Canadians don't have the "right" to disagree with a mission. This is a democracy, citizens control the government and the military, so the people have the right to decide whatever they want. If soldiers wanted to be fighting in Norway, they wouldn't be sent there simply because it is what they desire.
Separate your emotional support of the troops from your ability to reason. There is a legitimate debate to be had and a refusal to engage in respectful discourse is a slap in the face to the ideals of democracy.
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