In speaking with other Veterans of the Canadian Military, we all seem to be agreed on one main point.
No country can defeat an enemy who wears the uniform of the Local Army or Police forces. These suicide bombers have wrought destruction on NATO and Afghan police and Army this past 48 hours.
The police Chief in Kandahar was killed after being hugged by an insurgent in a police uniform. Then various suicide attacks killed a total of 8 NATO troops and 4 Afghan Policemen along with various innocent parties.
I really feel that leaving some of our troops and police officers to train Afghans is extremely dangerous for our Canucks. The use of Sleeper agents within the Afghan Army and Police force is not the thing of Spy Movies. This is a REAL threat to NATO troops involved in training.
What to Do ? ? I do not profess to have an answer. Sadly neither do our politicians, Iggy and Jack both propose to pull Canadians out of Afghanistan ASAP. And concentrate on peace keeping. Well gentlemen you can get any mote into a peacekeeping role, than training foreign fighters and police to look after their own. But as you may have noticed the latest casualties have not been in a Combat role but in a training role. As for our beleaguered PM and MND they are striving to find an operable solution. They are in discussion with NATO and the Karzai government. We must remember that our troops were originally sent into harms way by the Liberal Government of the day. Not to wax political in this Blog but a secure Conservative Majority is the way forward for our Troops.
As for Libya PM Harper told NATO no further Air Assets until the Libya Issue can be debated in our parliament. Some NATO countries are looking for “Boots on the Ground” I for one do not feel that Canada can provide troops on the ground for another senseless Arab/ African war civil or otherwise. Time to think of our own first for a change.
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Nil Sine Labore
Robby.
