Monday, February 09, 2004
Canada in Afghanistan:
The Canadian military is sending the Royal 22nd Vandoos to Kabul as part of their regular rotation of personnel serving with the U.N. forces. The mission in Afghanistan has, from the start, been much clearer morally than the conflict in Iraq.
The forces in Kabul are helping to bring stability to the area as well as bringing humaitarian aid. The Vandoos have a long distinguished record with the Canadian forces and should be a source of pride to all Canadians. It takes a lot of guts to go into a conflict such as this. Even more so when you do not have the fiscal support to properly equip yourselves for the mission at hand. The reports make reference to one officer who is beginning his fifth deployment overseas. These troops deserve our best support, not the half-assed effort they have been getting from our leaders.
The Canadian military is sending the Royal 22nd Vandoos to Kabul as part of their regular rotation of personnel serving with the U.N. forces. The mission in Afghanistan has, from the start, been much clearer morally than the conflict in Iraq.
The forces in Kabul are helping to bring stability to the area as well as bringing humaitarian aid. The Vandoos have a long distinguished record with the Canadian forces and should be a source of pride to all Canadians. It takes a lot of guts to go into a conflict such as this. Even more so when you do not have the fiscal support to properly equip yourselves for the mission at hand. The reports make reference to one officer who is beginning his fifth deployment overseas. These troops deserve our best support, not the half-assed effort they have been getting from our leaders.
# posted by Wil Smith : 5:32 p.m.
