The conservatives fucked up politically extending this mission. But they never were the brightest bunch...More than half of Canadians wanted to see their troops pulled from Afghanistan before the scheduled end of their mandate in 2009, and almost as many did not think Canada’s mission to the violence-plagued country will be successful, a new poll suggests.
The poll, conducted for the CBC by Environics Nov. 2 to 6, indicated that 59 per cent of those surveyed said they want Canadian troops out of Afghanistan before 2009.
Ten per cent of respondents said they believe Canadian soldiers should stay in Afghanistan past 2009, while 23 per cent said the troops should remain in the central Asian country until 2009.
The federal Conservative government has committed to keeping troops in the country until at least February 2009.
When respondents were asked how they thought the Canadian mission to Afghanistan would end, 58 per cent said it would not be successful, while 34 said it would be.
The results echo those in a Decima Research poll conducted in September, in which 59 per cent of respondents agreed with the statement that Canadian soldiers “are dying for a cause we cannot win.”
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