"Steven Staples, a military analyst and head of Ottawa’s Rideau Institute, calls the entire idea [of setting up a network of military bases around the world] a waste of money.
"“The notion that we’re going to have permanent bases around the world is over the top. I don’t understand the rationale for parking a bunch of equipment in Singapore in case we might need it some time. That’s why we bought C-17s in the first place — so we could move troops and material quickly.”
"My analysis is darker. I fear the government is deliberate in its madness. I think it is setting up foreign military bases because it fully expects to have Canadian troops fight alongside the U.S. or NATO in more Afghanistan-style wars."
Full article: Thomas Walkom: Is Stephen Harper’s global military policy delusional or just plain mad?
What, if anything, were we trying to do in Afghanistan? Did we know - or care?
