Canada's forces apparently didn't take part in the operation where bombs were dropped in civilians areas of Khandahar. I am not sure if that makes me feel less guilty or not... Canada is still supporting and active in that war, so it is spilled blood of civilians that is partly on our hands.
The use of heavy bombing from on high on buildings where Taliban suspects may have been hiding is chicken shit war anyhow. They only do that so ground troops won't have to go and face the suspects and risk getting some resistance, getting shot at, bombed perhaps, killed.
There would be deaths of the troops if we did it on foot, but instead someone CHOSE to bomb the hell out of housing and kill civilians instead. I wonder if our PM Harper had anything to do with that decision, or if he protested it?
These are not civilians that are harbouring terrorists, they had NO CHOICE. Taliban comes running into your home with guns drawn, what can the civilians do about it? nada.These are the civilians that we are there to protect while the Taliban gets ousted from Afghistan. Its not helping to kill the civilians too.
The Taliban are cowards and irresponsible for hiding away in houses and mosques, but the USA is matching that cowardice by using bombs instead of troops to get Taliban out of civilians areas.
I wonder if Canada was not involved because we were demanding that ground troops be used, so as a protest to the USA led bombing, we didn't get involved at all.
Now, if thats true, it should be on the news, and then I would be proud of our forces actions.
On a final note, this war in Afghanistan will be a quagmire just like Iraq. Canada's involvement will bring disgrace and hostility to our nation that was neike by er heard of before. This is one more cost of electing a conservative government, especially one with a nose up the butt of BushCo.
US bombing kills 50 Afghani civilians
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The use of heavy bombing from on high on buildings where Taliban suspects may have been hiding is chicken shit war anyhow. They only do that so ground troops won't have to go and face the suspects and risk getting some resistance, getting shot at, bombed perhaps, killed.
There would be deaths of the troops if we did it on foot, but instead someone CHOSE to bomb the hell out of housing and kill civilians instead. I wonder if our PM Harper had anything to do with that decision, or if he protested it?
These are not civilians that are harbouring terrorists, they had NO CHOICE. Taliban comes running into your home with guns drawn, what can the civilians do about it? nada.These are the civilians that we are there to protect while the Taliban gets ousted from Afghistan. Its not helping to kill the civilians too.
The Taliban are cowards and irresponsible for hiding away in houses and mosques, but the USA is matching that cowardice by using bombs instead of troops to get Taliban out of civilians areas.
I wonder if Canada was not involved because we were demanding that ground troops be used, so as a protest to the USA led bombing, we didn't get involved at all.
Now, if thats true, it should be on the news, and then I would be proud of our forces actions.
On a final note, this war in Afghanistan will be a quagmire just like Iraq. Canada's involvement will bring disgrace and hostility to our nation that was neike by er heard of before. This is one more cost of electing a conservative government, especially one with a nose up the butt of BushCo.
US bombing kills 50 Afghani civilians
http://tinyurl.com/kgqy7