Canada considers taking fight against ISIS to Libya, Syria

Defence Minister Jason Kenney has indicated the government is not ruling out taking Canada's military mission against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group beyond Iraq — to Syria and Libya.

Evan Solomon, host of CBC Radio's The House, asked Kenney about participating in missions in those countries.

"Well, we're going to look at all of the options," Kenney said an interview broadcast Saturday.

"Obviously there are practical limits to our ability to operate around the world, but we will look at our options to see where we can have the most impact, where we're most needed," he said. "That requires ongoing consultation with our allies. We don't just decide these things unilaterally."

"Obviously we're in Iraq at the invitation of that government in a mission of, I think, over 2,000 countries being coordinated by the United States. If we can help meaningfully in the fight against ISIL elsewhere we'll give that consideration," the minister said.

This week, Kenney hinted that Canada's six-month military commitment to fight the extremist group could be renewed. He said cabinet members would be evaluating the progress of Operation Impact in the "very near future" as they make that decision.

Canadian fighter jets have been in Kuwait since October for the mission, which is scheduled to run until the start of April.

Egypt has called for international intervention in Libya against ISIS. Loyalists of the Syria- and Iraq-based group have risen in number to dominate several cities in the North African nation.

Last weekend, ISIS released a video showing the beheading 21 Coptic Christians from Egypt, on a beach in Libya. The mass slaying provoked a round of Egyptian air strikes on the group’s Libyan stronghold of Derna.

A coalition of 2,000 countries, under the US?

Uhm, what? I can’t believe this article with glaring mistakes like that. I don’t believe it is a mistake. I believe it is more spin to make this administration look good. Who is going to fact check that? Tell me how many people are going to read that, and just assume it is the truth? Very few. A glaring lie.

Guaranteed that the Traitor-in-Chief, Emperor Obamination I, will be supporting ISIS and not allies fighting against it. The MSM continues to form his Praetorian Bodyguard of Lies to deceive the population, to aid and abet the enemy, and sabotage our responses in every manner to benefit the aggressors (and fifth columnists) on the Left.

A journalist that can write like that, is like diarrhea of the mouth (pen). They either don’t even care, or it is intentional.
I can’t believe that they don’t care. It’s intentional. No one is that stupid. Or, they think we will eat it up, because really. Will anyone care to point out their error, and demand accuracy in journalism? That could be a big reason we don’t get truth in news media. Not out of laziness though on the editor and journalists part, but malice and willful malignancy. You see the lie reported enough, said enough, or talked about enough and you start to believe it, you associate with other legitimate outfits. Eventually believing the lie.

This is a neighborhood conflict. Let the neighbors resolve it. Once again, why should we spill our blood and drain our resources over an internecine conflict? ISIS is encircled by Arab states with modern weapons and plenty of manpower. Let them take care of the problem.

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