There are many ways in which we can make contributions beyond 2011. What we've said is the current combat mission, the current configuration, will end in 2011. That's a firm date, confirmed by Parliament and respectful of Parliament," MacKay said.
If our government shuts of military funding after Afghanistan, I will be so pissed.
This whole 'we don't need a military' attitude in Canada is really costing the military. Which should have been clear when we entered Afghanistan with zero transport choppers, crappy vehicles like G-Wagon which serves as nothing more than a quick way to get blown up or shot with no protection. The soldiers are ill-equiped which probally cost some of there lives.
We were just so un-prepared. If we had what we have now at the start of the war, plus the chinooks we are getting hopefully soon. I would bet any money we had, our casualties would be been reduced by 60% or more.
"Canadian_Mind" said The military of this country shoudl be constantly in use, somewhere, doing something other than peacekeeping so that we are constantly prepared.
"Bacardi4206" said If our government shuts of military funding after Afghanistan, I will be so pissed.
This whole 'we don't need a military' attitude in Canada is really costing the military. Which should have been clear when we entered Afghanistan with zero transport choppers, crappy vehicles like G-Wagon which serves as nothing more than a quick way to get blown up or shot with no protection. The soldiers are ill-equiped which probally cost some of there lives.
We were just so un-prepared. If we had what we have now at the start of the war, plus the chinooks we are getting hopefully soon. I would bet any money we had, our casualties would be been reduced by 60% or more.
Actually we patrolled in the Iltis, the G-wagon was the step up
This whole 'we don't need a military' attitude in Canada is really costing the military. Which should have been clear when we entered Afghanistan with zero transport choppers, crappy vehicles like G-Wagon which serves as nothing more than a quick way to get blown up or shot with no protection. The soldiers are ill-equiped which probally cost some of there lives.
We were just so un-prepared. If we had what we have now at the start of the war, plus the chinooks we are getting hopefully soon. I would bet any money we had, our casualties would be been reduced by 60% or more.
The military of this country shoudl be constantly in use, somewhere, doing something other than peacekeeping so that we are constantly prepared.
Yeah, just brilliant. War for war's sake.
This whole 'we don't need a military' attitude in Canada is really costing the military.
Well.... Yeah, I guess it would....
PM. Layton will have them in Darfur, waving blue flags and hiding in bunkers.
If our government shuts of military funding after Afghanistan, I will be so pissed.
This whole 'we don't need a military' attitude in Canada is really costing the military. Which should have been clear when we entered Afghanistan with zero transport choppers, crappy vehicles like G-Wagon which serves as nothing more than a quick way to get blown up or shot with no protection. The soldiers are ill-equiped which probally cost some of there lives.
We were just so un-prepared. If we had what we have now at the start of the war, plus the chinooks we are getting hopefully soon. I would bet any money we had, our casualties would be been reduced by 60% or more.
Actually we patrolled in the Iltis, the G-wagon was the step up