Evolution in Afghanistan

CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE / COLLÈGE DES FORCES CANADIENNES JCSP 34 / PCEMI N°34 MASTER OF DEFENCE STUDIES / MAÎTRISE EN ÉTUDES DE LA DÉFENSE From the Boers to the Taliban: How Canadian Attitudes Towards War Have Changed By /par Major Tod Strickland

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i CONTENTS Table of Contents List of Figures & Tables Abstract Chapter 1. 2. Introduction The Boer War The National Context -1899 Opinions, a Decision and Interests Sending the Boys On the Veldt The Home Front Effects – Part 1 3. Afghanistan The National Context – 2001 The Fledgling Swans Holding the Fort Back To Kandahar Back at Home Effects – Part 2 4. Canadian Attitudes Towards War: The Differences Of A Century Canadian Society Areas of Consensus National Interests and Values The Media 5. Conclusion: Implications and Questions 1 7 7 13 20 23 29 32 37 37 46 53 58 62...