Manley Releases His Panel's Report

John Manley has released his panel's report on the Afghan mission. As expected by most level-minded individuals, the recommendation is to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely, provided NATO bolsters its troops.

The Liberals are considering it, which they should, since the head of the panel is a high-profile Liberal (an obvious, effective election ploy by the Conservatives). The NDP and Bloc are against it, to the point where they won't 1) look at the report before commenting and 2) submit any recommendations to the website.

It's good to know that we're likely to stay in Afghanistan. Now all that's needed is for positive news to be spread, instead of just negatives. If a new town gets captured, and subsequently one soldier gets injured, every media outlet speaks about the injury and tragedy to no end, makes a little note of the town being captured, and reminds us that 77 soldiers and a diplomat have died. Negative media is killing this war. Most people who know soldiers personally know that they support the war, not because they have to (they don't, really. They can get other jobs.) but because they've been there, they've seen that we're making tons of progress, they just need a little more support to finish the mission.

Thanks, Mr. Manley, for a job well done.