You stated that we cannot leave unless our mission in Afghanistan is accomplished. Sooner or later, however, we will have to pull out of Afghanistan. Our troops cannot remain there indefinitely. Countries far more powerful than Canada have had to pull out, just like the Americans were forced to leave Vietnam. Theirs was not a glorious retreat. They pulled out after failing to complete their mission.
If we postpone our pull-out unduly, do the risks not increase and the consequences become even graver?