London Free Press - Canadians consider Afghanistan Lost cause: 'Dying for a cause we can't win'

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Canadians consider Afghanistan Lost cause: 'Dying for a cause we can't win'

A clear majority of Canadians consider the mission in Afghanistan a lost cause, according to an extensive survey that hints at deep public skepticism about the war on terror.

Decima Research polled more than 2,000 Canadians last month as Prime Minister Stephen Harper stepped up efforts to promote the mission. Fifty-nine per cent of respondents agreed Canadian soldiers "are dying for a cause we cannot win," while just 34 per cent disagreed. An even larger majority said they would never fight in Afghanistan themselves under any circumstances -- even if forced to by a military draft.