Compromise On Afghanistan Muffles Election Drumbeat

A parliamentary motion unveiled by Mr. Harper both bows to Liberal demands for a firm end date to the Afghan mission and accepts Liberal wording that the combat mission must refocus on training and security for reconstruction efforts. "It seems clear that we have moved significantly toward the kind of bipartisan consensus that can be presented to Parliament for ratification," Mr. Harper said in a speech to the Conference of Defence http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080222.wharper22/BNStory/National/home

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