[Newsbot]

Title: Soldier killed, 5 injured in roadside bomb blast
Category: Military
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-07-03 11:35:19
Canadian

[martin14]

condolences to the family.

RIP soldier

[poquas]

I never did support the Iraq war, but I thought Afghanistan was appropriate at the time. I was wrong.

While the various governments won’t actually use the term “losing the war”, it’s becoming obvious that we will. In an insurgent based war, there’s no way to identify the good guys from the bad guys. Because of that, there is no possibility of winning this thing by any way other than negotiating a way out with the people we’re trying to kill.

What is our (NATO) exit strategy? What determines the end of the war?

If we start killing too many of the Taliban, they just back off and melt into the general population. As soon as we leave, they assert control again.

Permanent occupation is not possible, and I think we’ve sacrificed enough of our troops in a lost cause, and I say that with family over there right now.

It’s time to pull the plug.

[ridenrain]

RIP.

Rather than discuss that here, I'll simply repeat that the Canadian parliament voted to leave combat operations in 2011. That vote to leave was one of the very few we have had since we went there. We din't have a vote in going in or moving but we had one to stay and now one to leave.

I think Canada is doing a hero's job in Afghanistan and will be slagged when we leave. The Obama admin wants Canada back but we've done more than our share and my guess is we'll be painted as quitters when we leave.

How about Germany, Italy, France and all the rest of the Euro-weenies doing something for a change?

[Scape]

RIP.

The only exit strategy is economic recovery.

Our loss gives that a fighting chance.