Bless you, Canada.
Posted on 10/05/2007 11:30:25 AM PDT by BGHater
Greatest ally?!??! HELLO!?!?!?!
Coming out of its anti-American snit in the Chretien regime, the Canadians have been doing some of the heaviest slogging in Afghanistan. They reflect great credit on themselves like their grandfathers at Normandie.
But this Afghan Minister better get his gratitude in line with reality and remember who delivered them from the Taliban.
LLS
Nitpicking a gracious "thank you" is pointless. I'm sure he would call the U.S. their "greatest" ally if he was addressing U.S. officials. It is great to see a country show appreciation, for a change, for all that allies like Canada have done.
We can bow to Canada on this one. They deserve credit too. No need to rain on their parade just to boost our ego.
Agreed. The Canucks have been doing some heavy lifting in Afg. for several years now. Kudos to the Canucks!
Our soldiers have been doing great work there. As have every other nations soldiers who are there. I am so happy that we all have made a positive difference in their lives.
That the females of the country are free to make choices. To be something other than baby machines.
Canada, ya done good. As has the US, and every other country who is fighting for your liberation from the Taliban.
It’s nice to see a little appreciation once and a while, for all of our soldiers fighting over there.
God Bless all of our soldiers. May the good fight be won.
But the US was not alone when it ousted the Taliban government. Canada's deployment in 2001 and 2002, under a Liberal government btw, was the third largest after the US and the UK.
Canada immediately deployed JTF2 bricks to Afghanistan where the US made good use of them calling in air strikes. Canadian sniper teams set distance records taking out Taliban from distances approaching 2 1/2 klicks.
Canada started deploying frigates and destroyers to the Gulf in 2001 where they served in interdiction patrols and as part of escorts in US task forces.
Canadian officers already assigned to US units were directed to remain with those units including when those units were deployed to Iraq. (There is at least one case in which a Canadian officer paid by Canada was in a line command position of a US unit in Iraq.)
The 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Light Infantry battle group started arriving in Afghanistan in January 2002 and was fully deployed by February of that year.
Canada continues to maintain a battle group in Afghanistan as part of NATO and does so without the caveats put by some other NATO nations that keep those nations' soldiers out of the hot theatres such as Kandahar.
I agree that our 'ti Jean was somewhat snotty in his attitude toward the Yanks, but he did deploy troops and ships and at an earlier stage than any other country except the US.
He is probably like hildebeast... and says whatever the audience he is speaking to wants to hear.
He’s muslum isn’t he? That’s a given.
Bless you, Canada.
Canada's Conservative government extended the committment to keep troops in Afghanistan to February 2009. The Conservative government wants to extend the committment beyond that point for so long as is necessary to finish the job.
But the Conservative government is a minority government and the opposition parties are pressing for the government to announce that it will not extend the committment.
The Afghanistan government is keenly aware of this and is attempting to let Canadians know that Canadian soldiers are serving a needed purpose and that Afghans are grateful and intend to do their part.
Speeches such as this one help to demonstrate to Canadians that we are not spending treasure and lives to no good end, as the opposition claims.
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He is probably like hildebeast... and says whatever the audience he is speaking to wants to hear.
He’s muslum isn’t he? Lying to the infidel is a given. But, he should have lied to us first cause without us their women would still be wrapped from head to toe like mummies.
That is good to know! Thanks!
LLS
:-)
LLS
When that is done, we can all claim "it was us". Hopefully over a beer or two. What I must mention is the fighting 22nd Regt of the Province of Quebec. They are now in the thick of it. Already suffered fatal casualties.
Yep, the same "Van Doos" - French speaking soldiers, their fathers fought in the battle for Europe 1944.
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