Canadian military ignored warnings that lead to bombing

[Bragi]

From today's Globe:

The events also appeared to strain relations between the Canadians and their local allies, as Kandahar Governor Asadullah Khalid told reporters that he warned the Canadians to stay away from the Pakistani border areas because of a specific threat of attack.

A Canadian military spokesman, Lieutenant-Commander Pierre Babinsky, retorted that the troops will travel anywhere they deem necessary.

"We regularly receive threat warnings and obviously we go where we want to, when we want to, in our area of operation," LCdr. Babinsky said.


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080219.wafghan19/BNStory/Afghanistan/home

Why didn't he just add: "...and we don't give a fuck how many ragheads get killed in the process."

Makes you real proud to be a Canadian, eh?

- B

[JohnyCanuck]

1. That's what you get when you have a suck-hole prime minister

with an inferiority complex wanting to show his big buddy, George The Dumber, that he can be a bad-ass too.

[Bragi]

2. Not to mention a craven official opposition...

I am deeply distressed that the Liberals caved in so totally on their opposition to extending the combat mission, and finally came out with a policy stance that is as convoluted as it is politically stupid.

Their earlier policy -- stay until 2009, after that drop back from combat and Kandahar and do reconstruction elsewhere -- wasn't as good as getting out now for good, but it was quite in sync with public opinion.

Their new policy -- stay in tumultuous Kandahar, and continue to engage in combat while pretending and wishing we could do reconstruction -- is pathetic.

As in almost every country engaged in this war, there is very little public support for what our troops are doing in Afghanistan, allegedly in our name. Why the Liberals blew away what could have been a very good election issue for them escapes me.

- B

[mynameisearl]

3. While i respect your right to your opinion

I think you are ill informed about the situation . After speaking to a friend who is serving in Afghanistan doing patrols and not behind the wire he tells me threats and warnings not to patrol certain areas are pretty much a daily occurrence . I wish my friend was home but can you imagine if they didn't patrol where they thought they needed to ? I also think you could have stated your opinion with out the racist remark .