Again Mr Harper responds to concerns of the opposition and the people of Canada (some of them) with actions. In this case some believe we are aiding and abetting torture in Afghanistan so Mr Harper went to ensure we weren’t or to find a solution to the problem. What more could we ask of a leader than to be hands on and respond to what is asked?

I wonder if the writers of critical letters/article/editorials actually heard what Harper said? “I’m here not because of the polls but because it’s the right thing to do.”

Get used to it. Canadians just aren’t used to politicians that do things that are “the right thing to do”.

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As it always is in this country… scorn what is right and boost the minority goofys that continualy find fault with justice. Just as victims of crime at home are dismissed in deference to the of the criminally depraved.
Where is the leader who will finally say f… you, you yellow liberal air heads. This is how society wants to be, no needs to be governed. And begins by burning the totally flawed “Charter of Rights and Freedoms”. For never has law abiding society been subjected to so harsh a treatment before the courts and justice departments as we are now. If such a person is out there, please make yourself known, Canada is adrift with a stern hand on the tiller.

After reading the newspaper coverage, my first response was to yawn as I realized the reporters were miffed that they were muzzled for security reasons. Of course, their typically juvenile response is to retaliate and criticize Mr. Harper’s trip. I am so glad that the world is changing due to the impact of the internet. More and more people get their news on the internet and the musings of these newspaper hacks are becoming less and less relevant.

The Right Honourable Stephen Harper is doing an outstanding job of leading this fractious country of ours. I believe that he was in Afghanistan because it is “the right thing to do”. He represents the people of Canada, not the media. Canadians expect the Prime Minister to command our troops to accomplish two objectives in Afghanistan for their government and their people: justice and mercy. Justice for the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, in the form of military action; mercy for the Afghan government and people through the reconstruction and humanitarian aid actions. May our troops achieve success in both those objectives and may God provide protection for them as they go about this honourable business. We shall continue to pray for them in the chatroom at www.militarylives.com

I agree the National Post article was a little harsh, but it did have some truth to it. I believe the Prime Minister does need to visit the troops, but Don Martin made a valid point that he may not require such an entourage, nor does the CP need to send so many M.P.’s to view the mission. If we really value freedom through less government, we should not want our M.P.’s to spend thousands of dollars making trips of considerable expense to the taxpayer.