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2006-09-09 Afghanistan
Canadian defense minister: 'Impossible to defeat Taliban militarily'
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Posted by john 2006-09-09 11:28|| || Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Have the Canadian, Indian and Israeli defence ministers formed some sort of exclusive 'wimps only'
club?

Posted by john 2006-09-09 11:35||   2006-09-09 11:35|| Front Page Top

#2 'Cause the message they're collectively sending the islamists is not pretty...

Posted by john 2006-09-09 11:37||   2006-09-09 11:37|| Front Page Top

#3 He's right I bet, I don't think Canada could defeat them. Certianly not with just 2000 troops in country.
Posted by JerseyMike 2006-09-09 11:38||   2006-09-09 11:38|| Front Page Top

#4 he wouldn't be from the french speaking section of canada would he?
Posted by problematic 2006-09-09 11:48||   2006-09-09 11:48|| Front Page Top

#5 "Have the Canadian, Indian and Israeli defence ministers formed some sort of exclusive 'wimps only' club?"

These douche nozzles have no fire in the belly, they're Nancy Boys®! I suppose they would rather give up and whine about coulda, shoulda & woulda the rest of their lives.

In order to win against the Islamists, we'll need some hard core MF's willing to do the killing necessary. We don't have those folks, the system insures that they never get promoted.

The LLL have been most complete in the spreading of their infection. It's a testament to their growing confidence and openness that they have let the mask slip. They are testing the level of resistance, and so far it has been widely lacking.

Bad, bad times are over the horizon, get used to it.
Posted by Texas Redneck 2006-09-09 11:58||   2006-09-09 11:58|| Front Page Top

#6 He is a total moron. Even if he believes this he should have never given voice to it. They both have no understanding of the tribalist/muslim mindset. two Morons.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-09-09 14:17|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]  2006-09-09 14:17|| Front Page Top

#7 It is possible to defeat the Taliban militarily - but so far civilized peoples do not have the will to inflict the immense collateral damage involved. They still hope for a minimally-destructive solution. Nice thought, but probably just a dream.
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2006-09-09 14:30||   2006-09-09 14:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Defeatism is such a self-fulfilling prophecy. Canada deserves sharia law. Sadly, we don't need such filth on our northern border.
Posted by Zenster 2006-09-09 15:10||   2006-09-09 15:10|| Front Page Top

#9 "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right." — Henry Ford.
Posted by GK 2006-09-09 15:25||   2006-09-09 15:25|| Front Page Top

#10 It's a quagmire I tell ya.
Posted by wxjames 2006-09-09 19:16||   2006-09-09 19:16|| Front Page Top

#11 Canadian defense minister: 'Impossible to defeat Taliban militarily' o

So Minister O'Connor, what is the plan? Are you contemplating house-to-house conversions and the establishment of Lutheran communities? Recommend you stick with erradication. Their heats and minds are elsewhere.
Posted by Besoeker 2006-09-09 19:23||   2006-09-09 19:23|| Front Page Top

#12 I have to agree that the Taliban will exist as long as they: have an infinite supply of Pakistanis willing to do Islamic terror, and NATO allows terror incitement in Aghanistan mosques.

We HAD to contain the Warsaw Pact because they had a nuclear-counter. We have a free hand at annihilating the Pashto-Balochi enemy. Force soldiers to wage a frustrating, unwinnable war, and the inevitable result is: atrocities against civilians. Return Senator Santorum, and he will pressure implementation of a winning-strategy. And he is far from alone.

Posted by Snease Shaiting3550 2006-09-09 19:43||   2006-09-09 19:43|| Front Page Top

#13 Only if you've a very restricted definition of militarily.
Posted by gromgoru 2006-09-09 20:00||   2006-09-09 20:00|| Front Page Top

#14 Aaaa guys:
Take a look at this link by the Canadian commander
Doesn't sound like a cut and runner. Well OK: the Canadians cut the Taliban; they run ;)
Posted by el_croat_catalano-canadec 2006-09-09 20:17|| www.buscaraons.blogspot.com]">[www.buscaraons.blogspot.com]  2006-09-09 20:17|| Front Page Top

#15 El Croat-etc, you write in your blog, "Jihad is much more brittle than everyone cares to admit. It's not just countering it with corecitive policies through the police and military but also the ideological and religious." I would love if you would be so kind as to expand on that thought.
Posted by trailing wife 2006-09-09 23:40||   2006-09-09 23:40|| Front Page Top

#16 O'Connor and Hillier are both solid and the Canadian troops in Afghanistan are first rate. I suspect the O'Connor quote was taken out of context. (The quote comes from Reuters.) A couple of weeks ago O'Connor was lecturing his Pakistani counterpart on how they'd make a lot more progress if the Canadians were able to operate on the Pakistani side of the border--the Paks being incapable of patrolling it.
Posted by Classical_Liberal 2006-09-09 23:42||   2006-09-09 23:42|| Front Page Top

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