Another solid interview by the Prime Minister. It is great to see a Canadian politician getting so much attention in the United States of America. It is also refreshing to see their media talking about issues of substance as oppose to what we often see here. I do not see Harper's comments as a flip flop and find it odd that the opposition is attacking him for basically saying what they have been saying. What Harper said is common sense. Progress in Afghanistan is going to take more than just a military solution. At the end of the day, the goal is to allow the Afghanistan government take control of their own security and affairs backed by the Afghan people. The insurgency is never going to be completely defeated and a final solution will have to incorporate economic, diplomatic and military initiatives. We should not try and play politics with the Afghanistan mission given that parliament passed a resolution committing to this mission until 2011. That mission extension was supported by both the Prime Minister and the Official leader of the opposition. -Darryl
