Cdns should support vital Afghan mission: Harper

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged unwavering support to Canadian Forces in Afghanistan and issued a stern rebuke to Liberal MPs who have questioned Canada's role in the war-torn nation.

"I was very distressed to read suggestions by some Liberal MPs this week at the caucus meeting that they might want to question that involvement, that they might want to have a vote," Harper said during a press conference Wednesday.

"You do not send men and women into harm's way on a dangerous mission with the support of our party and other Canadians, and then decide when they're over there that you're not sure you should have sent them. That's not the way this government is going to behave," Harper said.

A CTV News poll released last week found that most Canadians are uneasy about the mission in Afghanistan, an anxiety likely heightened by daily reports of violence targeting foreign troops.

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