What's making Harper's life miserable is that Afghanistan is best explained by interests, Darfur by values. While both are important, one nurses cynicism as effectively as the other stirs the milk of human kindness.
Stripped of other significant qualifiers, Canadians are in Afghanistan to please Uncle Sam. This country's first commitment was a reaction to 9/11 and an alternative to sending ground troops to Iraq.
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Darfur = oil
It doesn't have to be more complicated than that......
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RickW