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"A lot of Afghans dream of coming to Canada," he said. "We say that if we can make to the West, countries like Canada will help us. All Afghans think that way."
To be honest, my pride swelled a little at that. Over the last few years, it's felt that outside of Afghanistan, Canada's position on the world stage as being a place for good will has fallen by the wayside a bit, and it is kind of reflected in rankings around the world by NGOs and other groups. I know we've been cutting back on our Peace Keeping participation, and socially we're not we're not in some areas I would like.
To know that Canada still holds a position like this for some folks, even if it is vaguely incorporated into a few other Western nations as well, does make me a little happier.
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The problem is that if we let all the people who collaborate with the Afghan government hide here for fear of retribution Afghanistan will never be a nation.
When it comes to the drug trade I fear that the implications of being involved in that trade in any way are quite far reaching in Afghanistan. While I can understand the concept of them being able to stand on their own two feet, if they don't feel safe enough themselves yet in the protection of their own police with this issue, escaping to Canada or nations like it still might be the best option. The fight with the drug trade in Afghanistan is not one I think will be won by outside forces with the current goals, other debates with this war aside -- opium trade has been central to Afghanistan and the people there for a long time.
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