Harpers War The Manley Solution

Published: February 7, 2008, 8:40 am

Tags: harpers war, peter mackay, john manley, afghanistan

All the conditions for the Manley recommendation to become Harpers War Wet Dream were already made in the back rooms.The Harper government will set the stage for a possible spring election on Canada's role in the Afghanistan war by tabling a motion as early as this week calling for an extension of the mission in line with last month's Manley report.The motion is expected to adopt the central recommendation of the panel led by former Liberal cabinet minister John Manley. In its report, the panel recommended extending the mission beyond February 2009, the current expiration date, provided Canada can secure more equipment and convince its allies to commit roughly 1,000 more troops.Let's see Poland has offered to help.Poland to share choppers in Afghanistan The irony of the former Warsaw Pact nation now extending its mission in Afghanistan is rich indeed. Too bad they hadn't done this when the Russians were there and none of this would have been needed.Meanwhile MacKay is off lobbying

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