Harper is right to keep Canada out of a ground action in Mali – no good will come of it, just as it failed to materialize in Viet Nam, Iraq, and currently Afghanistan.
The bad guys simply wait us out.
That is not to say we just roll over in the face of terrorist aggression.
We need to support the locals in all ways we can short of providing ground troops.
In the case of Mali, it is really up to neighbouring African nations to get involved since they are all faced with the same prospect of an Al Qaeda take over. We in the west can and should supply equipment / weaponry. Moreover, we should blast the terrorists from the air at every opportunity.
In the end, this will work and terror will be defeated until the next time. And when the next time comes – as it certainly will – we blast them from the air all over again until they get the message.
As I see it…
‘K. D. Galagher’
