Afstan: "We are Canadian"
Crikey, what a good film. Interesting to see navy-looking types in land-locked desert terrain. And how good to live in a country from which such volunteers choose to serve.
It was, near the end, I think important to see an Afghan National Army officer telling the Canadians what his troops were going to do with the clear implication that he was in charge of that aspect. It's their country; we are only there to do what we can in an effort to ensure that it does not threaten us in some way.
The Globe and Mail's not-John Doyle liked it too. How refreshing.
It was, near the end, I think important to see an Afghan National Army officer telling the Canadians what his troops were going to do with the clear implication that he was in charge of that aspect. It's their country; we are only there to do what we can in an effort to ensure that it does not threaten us in some way.
The Globe and Mail's not-John Doyle liked it too. How refreshing.
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 9:22 p.m.
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Something is terribly wrong here. I am not quiibbling about the number of troops in Afghanistan, I have no idea of a 'right' number.
I am quibbling about the rest. If we can only spare a few, shouldn't they be in one place and not scattered around the globe in dribs and drabs. Surely we should keep enough Canadian troops together to retain identity and maintain reasonable logistics?
Richard: Distribution of CF personnel abroad is here:
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/operations/current_ops_e.asp
As you can see some 2,500 out of around 2,700 are in Afstan.
The second largest group, 45, is in Sudan.
Mark
Ottawa
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