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focusracer,Sep 23 2006, 01:41 PM Wrote:Thanks for the video, a good reminder of what has happened recently. Definitley something for people to see regardless of their thoughts on the fighting going on over there. [right][snapback]208206[/snapback][/right]

x2 - well put.

I for one support the way our country is standing up for human rights, law, due process and multinationalism ... and although the UN is seriously flawed, it is still the only worldwide body capable of providing a counterbalance to the likes of the U.S., China, and the so-called rogue nations ... the U.N. is still the only structure available for the nations of the world to resolve disputes and to act in support of countries like Afghanistan that are unable to help themselves.

That there are Canadians willing to serve and die for our country and the causes it supports even if it means serving half way around the world, is IMO something we should all be very, very thankful for ... Karzai's right -- we are a model to the world on how to do it right -- and the sacrifices made by these guys and gals and their families is IMO testimony to the character of this country.

And I thought that video did a great job of capturing the combination of pride and sadness I feel when I think of our losses in Afghanistan. The only thing missing (or maybe I missed it) was a pic of the Canadian diplomat who also lost his life -- not military I know, but no less of a sacrifice.