Come 2011, we'll be in Afghanistan one way or another

From Lewis MacKenzie, retired Canadian Forces major-general, in his Globe Op Ed about Canada's commitment to Afghanistan after 2011:

"Parliament's decision that Canada will terminate its Afghan combat role
in 2011 – that is to say, its battle group of about 1,000 soldiers
“outside the wire” securing ground and seeking out insurgents – is
already generating more smoke than fire in the media. And we still have
two years to go!..

"As far as Canada's abandoning Afghanistan in 2011, even without reading
between the lines, you can bet this won't happen. Afghanistan is the
largest recipient of our foreign aid, with a number of signature
projects that will continue. An ever-growing civilian presence
assisting with governance and other aspects of nation-building also
will continue."

Read the full article, Canada Will Not Abandon Afghanistan