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2004-07-26 Afghanistan/South Asia
Canada sends fresh troops to Afghanistan
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Posted by Rafael 2004-07-26 1:55:16 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Perhaps token, true -- but what will they actually be doing? I won't complain about troop training, patrol and election protection duties.
Posted by Edward Yee  2004-07-26 3:09:26 AM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]  2004-07-26 3:09:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hopefully a few ore snipers.Those Canuck snipers gave a good accounting of the bad guys.
Posted by raptor 2004-07-26 10:08:57 AM||   2004-07-26 10:08:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree, Rafael, this is as good as it gets for what Canada has to offer Afghanistan. That idiot Chretien so decimated the Cdn. military that if there were an emergency[terrorism] in the country, at best or so I read, Canada could scramble 5000 men to respond the crisis. Think about it - a country of over 30 Million people with a broad sea-to-sea area and Canada has 5000 military on hand to cope. No doubt the USA would help, but that's not the point. The Liberal Party of Canada wasted tons of $ on useless crap like there was no tomorrow. Gun registry,Romanow medicare report, bullying in public schools report, museum in Chretien's backwater hometown...hopeless...zero for the military.

Yes, #2, Canadian snipers are the best!
Posted by rex 2004-07-26 11:19:50 AM||   2004-07-26 11:19:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Rex my understanding is the Canada has 9 battalions of active duty infantry.... 3 deployed, 3 training and 3 nearly ready. Is that true or exaggerated?
Posted by Shipman 2004-07-26 11:33:25 AM||   2004-07-26 11:33:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 60 ya say, eh! All good men too methinks.

If it wasn't an olympic year, (outfitting a team is staggering) I'd bet Canada could double that. Hopefully, there wont be any more NATO commitments for awhile, eh?
Posted by Lucky 2004-07-26 11:59:49 AM||   2004-07-26 11:59:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 LOL Lucky. Get back to work!
Posted by Shipman 2004-07-26 12:02:23 PM||   2004-07-26 12:02:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 NO! Ima not going to.
Posted by Lucky 2004-07-26 1:47:58 PM||   2004-07-26 1:47:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Hell, take the rest of the day off.
Posted by Shipman 2004-07-26 2:00:59 PM||   2004-07-26 2:00:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Not Canadian, but they have exceeded the contributions of the French and other "so called" allies in Afganistan.
Posted by Capt America  2004-07-26 3:44:43 PM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/]  2004-07-26 3:44:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 #4, Three infantry regiments of three battalions each. Three armoured regiments - upgraded Leopard 3s (I think). Then like a dozen or so reserver regiments that exist mostly on paper - maybe another two or three battalions combined.

We had about a 1,000 troops in Afghanistan in 2001. The troops leaving now are the second rotation of 2,000.

Our contribution is small (and shameful) BUT, even during the Iraq War we had the largest military presence in the mid east after the US and the UK (ie more than the Aussies). Not bad for being against the war!
Posted by Anonymous5902 2004-07-26 5:03:31 PM||   2004-07-26 5:03:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Anon5902, you may be right. Chretien never confirmed or denied that Canadian soldiers were involved in such operations as AWACS, for instance.
And it was the Canadian special forces escorting the perps from Afghanistan to Gitmo, as that famous photo revealed (Toronto Star??). Nothing to do with Iraq, but a little-known fact nonetheless.
Posted by Rafael 2004-07-26 5:36:08 PM||   2004-07-26 5:36:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 We could use some Canadiens in Iraq, eh. It's the right thing to do yet Canada turns away, why?

When the Iran thing hits the fan will Canada, it's people, be ready or will they snoot?
Posted by Lucky 2004-07-26 8:56:29 PM||   2004-07-26 8:56:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 The treatment of the Canadian in Iranian court was disgraceful. But will the Canadians stand up for themselves?
Posted by Capt America  2004-07-26 11:05:23 PM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/]  2004-07-26 11:05:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Well we did buy 28 new helicopters.
Posted by Rafael 2004-07-26 11:18:38 PM||   2004-07-26 11:18:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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