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1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Introduction: The Domestic Politics of Canada’s Afghanistan Mission 5
8. The Away Game: Canadians in Afghanistan 15
9. The War That Wasn’t: Framing the Mission 44
10. Home Pitch: Selling Afghanistan to Canadians 55
11. Parliament’s Role: Laundering the Mission 80
12. Don’t Mention the War: Electoral Politics and Bipartisanship 100
13. Detainee Games: The Politics of Distraction 117
14. Did Minority Government Matter? A Counterfactual Analysis 136
15. An Unpopular Mission: Public Opinion and Afghanistan 152
16. The Politics of Casualties: Evaluating the “Trenton Effect” 163
17. Failure to Launch: Public Mobilization and the War in Afghanistan 192
18. Conclusion: Though Poppies Grow 209
19. Notes 224
20. Index 267