FLASH....4 More Canadians killed in Afganistan,..

[Jon Skagfeld]

Alex...and others who might be observing this thread...

I'm most probably the most right wing hawk around here. I believe in Conservatism, defense of one's country, belief in the need for immigration reform etc, etc, etc.

I'm stretching my political belief in imagining that our troops in Afghanistan are there for any purported purpose.

Think now...Alexander the Great wasn't able to contain the Afghanis...

Attilla the Hun wasn't able to contain the Afghanis...

The British Empire (Gunga Din, Erroll Flynn and all that) weren't able to contain the Afghanis...

The Russians, for 10 years, weren't able to contain the Afghanis...

Would someone please explain to me why the **** our troops are in Afghanistan?

We've got now...what, 14 dead and 40 wounded, and the first Roto is less than half way through!

The primary mission of the Canadian Forces is the Defence of Canada (that's why we have a Department of National Defence).
With all the pointy end guys out of country assisting in Third World country civil wars, who in hell is left here to do the primary job of defending our country?

I'm more than a little bit miffed about our Federal Defence policy and especially when our newly elected (minority) leader rams a muzzle brake on our CDS.

Rant over, comments invited. Be nice.