Justification?

Re A Call For Peace, October News

How could the PCC justify negotiating with a group of thugs and terrorists such as the Taliban who stand against everything not only Presbyterians, but Canadians as a nation believe: Freedom of religion, speech, education for all and equal opportunity for women.

We are faithfully engaged when our democratically elected government lived up to our international obligations by engaging the Taliban in their efforts to impose their morally corrupt system on a downtrodden and helpless nation.

Our troops are not only fighting, they are assisting the people of Afghanistan to better their lives and arrive at a point where they are the sole masters of their own country. One in which they can know true democracy and the feeling of living in peace not fear.

About John E. Moors Lt. Col. Retd.
Belleville, Ont.