Learn lessons from Afghanistan withdrawal and get Canada out of Iraq

U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement indicates the U.S. is about to jump ship from Iraq. If they are giving up in yet another unwinnable war, let’s beat them to the exit once again.

Canadian Armed Forces infantrymen deployed on Joint Task Force Operation Impact board a CC-130J Hercules for Iraq to begin their seven-month tour, at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait on Nov. 27, 2019. In March, the feds quietly extended Canada’s own military commitment to Iraq, known as Operation Impact, until the end of March 2022, writes Scott Taylor.DND photograph by Cpl. Jerome Lessard

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

August 4, 2021

OTTAWA—The recent withdrawal of the bulk of U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan has caused angst and consternation among the thousands of Canadian soldiers who served in that war. No one has any doubt that the resurgent Taliban will easily defeat the Afghan government’s security forces, which a...

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