The military objectives are not being accomplished

Many people are for the Canadian involvement in Afghanistan. But the majority of those who are for this mission, do not know what are the military objectives and if the objectives are being accomplished. One of their objectives is to train the Afghani army to be able to defend their country without a foreign country participating in this war to fight terror. It isn’t our duty to go fight a war that isn’t ours and that we have no right to participate without their governments permission. The effects of this war are negative for many groups: the Canadian army, the Afghani civilians and the retired soldiers. The retired soldiers are affected by this war because of physical injuries caused in the hard battle. It is also very hard for soldiers in Afghanistan because it is very difficult for them to adapt to their new lifestyle. They were used to fight and use weapons every day, used to having orders and lists and once they leave the army, it’s difficult for them to adjust to having to do everything without orders or a list. Many of them live on the streets after a couple of years. The Canadian government should realize this problem and react. The war in Afghanistan isn’t ours to fight and the government should withdraw all troops.

 - Patrick