Plowshares into swords and back again

Seems the Canucks are hoping to bring home their troops from Afghanistan sooner rather than later: For his part, President Karzai was gracious, but seemed unconvinced of the wisdom of the Liberal position. In a statement following the meeting, Mr. Karzai expressed thanks for Canada’s sacrifices, but pointedly added that “the events of September 11 serves us well in reminding ourselves that not fighting terrorism head-on can have disastrous consequences for Afghanistan, the region and the world at large.”

Rico says the Canadians are running now, but there's no place to run from jihadis...