▁on ▁the ▁committee ▁as ▁Vice - Ch air ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Senate . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Canada - Europe ▁Inter par liament ary ▁Union . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁during ▁a ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁National ▁Security ▁and ▁Def ence , ▁St oll ery ▁critic ized ▁Ham id ▁Kar za i , ▁then ▁President ▁of ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁Although ▁Kar za i ▁was ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected , ▁St oll ery ▁imp lied ▁that ▁Kar za i ' s ▁as cent ▁to ▁power ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁US ▁influence . ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁Canadian ▁troops ▁could ▁be ▁better ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁“ create ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁society ▁in ▁Afghan istan ”. ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁St oll ery ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁limited ▁presence ▁of ▁Canadian ▁troops ▁on ▁the ▁African ▁continent ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁military ▁officials ▁bel ieving ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁" se xy " ▁as ▁helping ▁the ▁U . S . ▁by ▁fighting ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁critic ized ▁by ▁Liberal ▁Senator ▁Rom éo ▁Dal la ire , ▁who ▁called ▁St oll ery ' s ▁comments ▁" sc and alous ▁language ." ▁Dal la ire ▁stated ▁that ▁" Nothing ▁is ▁se xy ▁in ▁war . ▁The ▁whole ▁concept ▁of ▁war ▁is ▁per verse , ▁and ▁the ▁reason ▁we ' re ▁in ▁one ▁area ▁and ▁not ▁another ▁is ▁because ▁political ▁dec