He commented that there is a growing attitude from some quarters that we do not belong in Afghanistan, that by being there we are morally bankrupting ourselves fighting an American war. He followed this by stating that the question he would like to ask the critics is if our military does not belong there, where does it belong?
M. Claus a souligné le fait que, dans certains milieux, on commence de plus en plus à remettre en question la présence du Canada en Afghanistan et on soutient que c'est une faillite morale de la part du Canada qui se bat dans une guerre fomentée par les Américains.