Ludicrous

 Ottawa is going to pour yet more money down the drain in Afghanistan.  Another $270 million.  This has got to stop.  It's for reconstruction, health, education, women's "empowerment", human rights and security -- all things that don't exist in that tribal country.

When will the west learn that these countries have always been tribal, are tribal and will continue to be tribal.  I remember attending a dinner where the hapless Flora MacDonald was the speaker.  She'd just returned from running around from tribe to tribe in Afghanistan with sad little stoves to help the beleaguered women cook whatever their ruler-husbands permitted.  She had been on yet another one of those heartfelt missions, such as the ones Margaret Trudeau (the hippie who ruined Justin) used to take to help them drill wells.

It's all so useless.  People have been invading Afghanistan, as well as all the other "stans" for centuries, trying to conquer them.  All for naught.  And let's not forget the hundreds of souls who died in this pointless mission -- including 158 young Canadians.  

Is it to try and garner a useless seat on the meaningless UN Security Council?  Can't think of any other reason.  Here's what one of Trudeau's "sisterhood" ministers bleated about the new money:

"At this pivotal moment (haven't they all been?) it's important to show the people of Afghanistan that the international community is still with them throughout the "peace" negotiations between government and the Taliban,"  said international development minister Karina Gould.     

Except that since negotiations were supposed to have begun in September, they haven't actually started yet due to, "being embroiled in procedural tactics and delays".  Meanwhile, violence and killings in the country continues.

Now, I want you to sit down for this next bit:  Since 2001, Canada has given....wait for it.....$3.6 BILLION to Afghanistan!  Nothing has changed, so guess where our money must have gone?  That was a rhetorical question.