Blackleaf's Canadian Forces numbers are nonsense. We're at 80 000. There are 60 000 regulars and 20 000 reservists.
CBC News In Depth: Canada's Military
CBC News In Depth: Canada's Military
Canada must pull its troops out by 2011, says Ignatieff
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But, darkbeaver, our Parliament made that commitment in our name. So, it is a matter of honour. But no tinkering with the date; and no respite for our politicians!
We are there, pure and simple, because Cretien thought it was a way out of a commitment to Iraq. The history is well known. See Janice Stein's book The Unexpected War.
TheStar.com | News | Our role in Afghanistan really about ties with U.S.
TheStar.com | News | Our role in Afghanistan really about ties with U.S.
We've increased somewhat in the last couple of yrs. Regular forces are up over 70,000 and the reservists are near 25,000 - must be the economic hardships. The military has always been a "safe" place for employment in tough times
I did not say he has no 'right' I said he has no power to make a statement like
that, it means nothing, he isn't government, it has no sincerity, just sucking up to voters.
We are not talking our own positions, the topic is 'his' statement.
It doesn't matter what I think, don't want to argue that point, it's off topic.
We are there to get control of the drug trade again, or at least get the control out of the Taliban hands. This will deplete their funding.
Huh???? The Soviets couldn't do it, the American's have failed at it and NATO won't touch it. Do we have some untra, super secret weapon or plan that nobody else knows about?
We are there to get control of the drug trade again, or at least get the control out of the Taliban hands. This will deplete their funding.
Try reading the whole post, not just the reply portion
And, from today's NY Times:
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"President Obama and his aides haven’t completed their policy review for Afghanistan — one of the most dangerous of the many foreign policy disasters George W. Bush so blithely left behind. But the situation is unraveling so quickly that aides say that the president decided that he had no choice but to send another 17,000 troops while commanders and diplomats try to come up with a strategy to stop the bloodletting and to try to block the Taliban from recapturing the country. There isn’t a lot of time."
Quote:
"President Obama and his aides haven’t completed their policy review for Afghanistan — one of the most dangerous of the many foreign policy disasters George W. Bush so blithely left behind. But the situation is unraveling so quickly that aides say that the president decided that he had no choice but to send another 17,000 troops while commanders and diplomats try to come up with a strategy to stop the bloodletting and to try to block the Taliban from recapturing the country. There isn’t a lot of time."
Makes you wonder if we really do make our own enemies.
Afghanistan eradicates opium poppy production
Opium production rises in Afghanistan
Afghan opium production at record level
Taliban skim $100M from Afghan opium trade: UN
Canadian soldiers to target Afghan drug trade linked to Taliban
Afghanistan eradicates opium poppy production
Opium production rises in Afghanistan
Afghan opium production at record level
Taliban skim $100M from Afghan opium trade: UN
Canadian soldiers to target Afghan drug trade linked to Taliban
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Isn't part of the problem that Canada cannot even control the drug trade ( Meth and Canabis ) within it's own boundaries let alone try to control it somewhere else ?
A drug is a drug and if you can't control it at home, your no example. That was Russia's problem and part of the US problem..
How much of the Opium is making it's way to North America, funding the Taliban possibly from our own troops or country at minimum ?
Read between the lines Chicken Little. The Taliban stomped out the drug trade in Afghanastan, at first. The other Governments of the World would not have it. they helped to get the Taliban oused. Now the drugs can run free again as long as the Taliban does not get any of the profit. Only farmers that work for the Taliban get busted. THE WAR IS BACKING THE DRUG TRADE, NOT FIGHTING IT.
Afghanistan has been producing Opium for Ions..
Taliban to lift ban on farmers growing opium if US attacks | World news | The Guardian
It's widely believed that the Taliban stopped production of Opium to push up the price of the product. Whether that is fact or fiction is irrelevant they stopped production for about 2 years..
However the Taliban were not the ones who started production of Opium and not quick at stopping production of Opium in Afghanistan. It suited their needs and they let farmers grow it until they felt it was no longer a requirement but kept it an option for war..
Drugs for guns: how the Afghan heroin trade is fuelling the Taliban insurgency - Asia, World - The Independent
Next time you call me any name, don't expect an answer back..
Why should he have had to change his avatar? He didn't make fun of yours and call you anything. Can't you just say sorry and move on?
Sir Francis, I quite liked your chicken avatar along with the many others. I thought the chicken was quite funny. It's your space and your avatar. Go for it! ;-)
