One of the many things that set us apart

In a rare display of emotion, Fraser challenged the Taliban to come out and fight.

"I would say the Taliban are a bunch of cowards," he said. "They're not strong. They attacked children today. That's not strong, it's desperate. This is not an honourable fight at all." - BGen David Fraser

Well, yes, I'll bet he was emotional. Killing children and men under his command will do that to a Canadian soldier.

I saw LGen Andrew Leslie speak at the Albany Club earlier this year, and the only time he got emotional in his entire presentation about his time commanding troops in Afghanistan was when he recalled one night when a misogynistic Taliban sub-human got through security to a school that happened to educate girls, and the scene his soldiers found the next morning. That emotion subsequently changed to a deep and vengeful satisfaction in his voice when he related how those butchers were tracked down, and the fact that they will not hurt anyone ever again.

Those who deliberately kill children are vermin, and they need to be exterminated. They do not negotiate, they dictate. They do not compromise, they enforce. The only thing standing between them and their dictatorial, enforcer-mentality thuggery and barbarism in Kandahar are dedicated, professional, and compassionate Canadian troops.

But that compassion is not wasted upon the Taliban. Only a fool attempts to negotiate or compromise with a rabid animal. The correct action is to put it down.