tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657171771881691816.post7032792214648210788..comments2023-05-26T08:08:21.864-04:00Comments on My Canada Includes Justice: Dangers of Fighting in AfghanistanKim_in_TOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06204297974869073245noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657171771881691816.post-74917114313717429092008-09-21T19:07:00.001-04:002008-09-21T19:07:00.001-04:00Since you are critical of 10%The post is not criti...<I>Since you are critical of 10%</I><BR/><BR/>The post is not critical of 10% or any percent of the soldiers. It's critical of the policy that put the soldiers there, needlessly risking their lives for nothing.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657171771881691816.post-51086555646955776542008-09-21T19:07:00.000-04:002008-09-21T19:07:00.000-04:00I have some friends in the Canadian Military. I wa...<I>I have some friends in the Canadian Military. I was told very candidly by them that the reason Canada is in Afghanistan is because they did not want to go to Iraq- because of public opinion and because the Liberal Party would have found it too difficult to justify.</I><BR/><BR/>That's it in a nutshell. It's Canada being more eager to please the US than to respect the will of its own citizens. laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657171771881691816.post-55478101341830034462008-09-18T08:39:00.000-04:002008-09-18T08:39:00.000-04:00No, and it's clear that as with Americans returnin...No, and it's clear that as with Americans returning from Iraq, many Canadians will suffer PTSD for many years, or possibly for life. They will be lucky if their trauma is recognized and treated. This has been an ongoing issue because mental/emotional trauma is not visible, so the authorities can deny or ignore it.Kim_in_TOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204297974869073245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657171771881691816.post-63663591946583879612008-09-18T02:11:00.000-04:002008-09-18T02:11:00.000-04:00I have some friends in the Canadian Military. I wa...I have some friends in the Canadian Military. I was told very candidly by them that the reason Canada is in Afghanistan is because they did not want to go to Iraq- because of public opinion and because the Liberal Party would have found it too difficult to justify. There is no doubt in anyone's mind that Canada is doing the USA's dirty work. The question is, how long will the lie hold up with thewrath of khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10721676439271717791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657171771881691816.post-46021433284347775912008-09-17T18:35:00.000-04:002008-09-17T18:35:00.000-04:00You've missed the point - which is that they shoul...You've missed the point - which is that they shouldn't be there at all. They are freeing up American troops to be in Iraq, which means they are part of the illegal, immoral invasion, and the fight for oil, not to mention the politcal attempt by Harper to be Bush's lapdog. Every single one of those deaths was unnecessary. The fact that so many are dying by accident just makes the whole debacle Kim_in_TOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204297974869073245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657171771881691816.post-65126365570022479772008-09-17T16:55:00.000-04:002008-09-17T16:55:00.000-04:00Since you are critical of 10%, there must be some ...Since you are critical of 10%, there must be some value that's better. What's the correct ratio? If a soldier dies back home (It's dangerous work, even when you're not at war!) the odds of it being an accident are nearly 100%. They're not going to stop accidentally dying when we put them in an even more dangerous environment...Geekwadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638962621983050743noreply@blogger.com