Down But Not Out

The Taliban scored a major victory when they pulled off a successful rescue raid on the government's prison in Kandahar. Reports say that hundreds of prisoners were freed, including over 400 Taliban fighters. Canadian troops and US Marines are now going door-to-door to hunt the escapees.

I fear that this may be just the start of another bloody summer for our troops, our allies, and the people of Afghanistan. I also fear that people will use these losses to argue that we should not be in Afghanistan.

I dread the next few weeks and months.