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Since we are going to start focusing on final questions in David's thread, I suggest we put all random thoughts/ideas (basically anything that is NOT a concise question) here.
I just encountered this: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/was-it-worth-it-canadians-reflect-on-the-war-in-afghanistan/article2326272/ on Globe and Mail, under the title "Canadians reflect on the war in Afghanistan". I thought it had some interesting points in regard to positive and negative aspects of the war in Afghanistan that could inspire some questions. For example, I came up with "In your opinion, how has Canada's global image been affected by its involvement in the war in Afghanistan?" possible answers: "positive - showed full commitment to NATO which will benefit Canada in the future", "positive - proved military strength and leadership in world affairs", "it had no effect", "negative - Canada had a part in the murder and torture of innocent civilians", and "negative - the war was too long, cost too much, and hurt Canada's image as a peacekeeping nation". This is just a quick draft, feel free to comment/edit. Regardless, I recommend reading the reflections even if only to get a better idea of the war and its aftermath.
Quick question but, are we allowed to contextualize/define terms and concepts before we pose questions? For example, I can see how some Canadians might not understand what exactly "peacekeeping" entails or what NATO is (again as others have said, we need to remember that not all Canadians may know these English terms or are familiar with such concepts).
That's a good question. I think, or at least I hope, we could give some short explanations regarding such concepts. For example, if we ask something about peacekeeping (which I don't think has much to do with Afghanistan, but say we mention it), maybe we could start with something like. "According to the X dictionary/whatever source, peacekeeping is defined as ... Given that definition, do you believe that ... ...?". As for NATO, I would just explain what it stands for, and/or maybe also shortly mentioned when it was created and for what main purpose, whatever info is relevant to the question we are asking.