As Canadians, it is common knowledge that there are Canadian soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. Even people, (such as myself), who are not entirely informed on the exact details know the basis of what is happening. This is simply because it is a hot topic situation. It continues to remain as a current news story even though the troops have been overseas for years! Many different activist projects are becoming more and more involved. One in particular is the TCSW. They are called the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War. They are a group whose attitudes are purely towards peace and the well being of our soldiers. They do not agree with war and are promoting people to join their project in bringing our troops back to Canada.
Personally I agree very strongly with this group. We constantly hear through the media the deaths that add to our count of lost men and women. Not much is being accomplished in Afghanistan and people are losing their lives. Not even necessarily from fighting but from explosions and more! Also, some of the Afghan civilians are innocent people who cannot be depicted from the real criminals and terrorists. With the prime minister pushing back the time our soldiers must stay there, the situation is getting ridiculous. The mission needs to become further perfected and thought out.
Our troops need to come back to safety before pursuing more plans leading to more and more deaths. I can only hope that with more support and attention brought to TCSW our troops will be prompted to come home!
“We want a world based on peace and justice, not war and occupation. Join us!” (TCSW).
Works Cited
"Toronto Coalition to Stop the War." Accessed November 23, 2009
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