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Canada tells Clinton troops are leaving

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Canada tells Clinton troops are leaving

Quote from article(Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that Canada's military mission in Afghanistan will end in 2011.

Clinton went on Canadian television on Monday and said the U.S. would like Canadian troops to remain in Afghanistan past 2011 and suggested they could switch from a combat to a training role.)

What gives the clinton woman the right to suggest another Country should abide by her wishes.

Good luck to Canada, very likely the only Democratic believing Country left in North America.
 
I can understand the concern because Karzai is just now seeing the necessary stability in his nation. Pulling out right now is probably a bad idea.

On the other hand, it's Canada. Big deal. I'm surprised they sent over anybody at all. Even so, their military ranks somewhere between the Hawaii state militia and a competitive paintball tournament team.
 
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Canada tells Clinton troops are leaving

Quote from article(Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that Canada's military mission in Afghanistan will end in 2011.

Clinton went on Canadian television on Monday and said the U.S. would like Canadian troops to remain in Afghanistan past 2011 and suggested they could switch from a combat to a training role.)

What gives the clinton woman the right to suggest another Country should abide by her wishes.

Good luck to Canada, very likely the only Democratic believing Country left in North America.

It's called diplomacy. Happens all the time.
 
I can understand the concern because Karzai is just now seeing the necessary stability in his nation. Pulling out right now is probably a bad idea.

On the other hand, it's Canada. Big deal. I'm surprised they sent over anybody at all. Even so, their military ranks somewhere between the Hawaii state militia and a competitive paintball tournament team.

141 Canadian soldiers have died since we have been involved, and it's pathetic to know that to some ignorants, they died in vain. The Canadians have been instrumental in Afghanistan, so next time, please refrain from making asinine statments without knowing anything about the situation.

I doubt you will care, but here's a link to the fallen soldiers:

CBC News In Depth: Afghanistan
 
why should the canadians, heroes of juno beach, risk their lives in support of obama's characteristically incoherent strategy in the region where the president openly proclaims his top priority is to eradicate al qaeda, authors of 9-11, which his own centcom declares is in pakistan, NOT kandahar?
 
I can understand the concern because Karzai is just now seeing the necessary stability in his nation. Pulling out right now is probably a bad idea.

On the other hand, it's Canada. Big deal. I'm surprised they sent over anybody at all. Even so, their military ranks somewhere between the Hawaii state militia and a competitive paintball tournament team.

141 Canadian soldiers have died since we have been involved, and it's pathetic to know that to some ignorants, they died in vain. The Canadians have been instrumental in Afghanistan, so next time, please refrain from making asinine statments without knowing anything about the situation.

I doubt you will care, but here's a link to the fallen soldiers:

CBC News In Depth: Afghanistan

I have to side with Middleground on this one. Pretty tacky to disparage a country who sends troops to help the fight in Afghanistan. I don't tolerate when Americans are the target, and I won't when it's one of our allies, either.
 
141 Canadian soldiers have died since we have been involved, and it's pathetic to know that to some ignorants, they died in vain. The Canadians have been instrumental in Afghanistan, so next time, please refrain from making asinine statments without knowing anything about the situation.

I doubt you will care, but here's a link to the fallen soldiers:

CBC News In Depth: Afghanistan

Geez, thats irrelevant, everyone knows that this is an american war, and they're the only ones doing anything relevant in it
 
On the other hand, it's Canada. Big deal. I'm surprised they sent over anybody at all. Even so, their military ranks somewhere between the Hawaii state militia and a competitive paintball tournament team.

I could not disagree more strongly. Canada has made an important contribution in Afghanistan. Almost 150 of Canada's soldiers have died there. Moreover, even as Canada's military is small, it is highly competent.
 
Hell, we've lost more troops than that in a weekend in Iraq. I'm trying not to go to the Stalin "million deaths are a statistic" rhetoric, but bringing up that number is more enforcing to my argument than yours.

And you're right. I don't care.
 
Not new

The Canadian government has made it quite clear the combat mission for Can troops was going to end in 2011 for around 2 years now.

It was something the Can government decided back during the Bush Admin, the US government knew about it then, and still knows about it.

What Clinton is/was pushing for it a change in the policy or having some of the Can troops remain in a different role
 
Hell, we've lost more troops than that in a weekend in Iraq. I'm trying not to go to the Stalin "million deaths are a statistic" rhetoric, but bringing up that number is more enforcing to my argument than yours.

And you're right. I don't care.

You have lost about 1009 in Afghanistan Recent Afghanistan Casualties | Faces of the Fallen | washingtonpost.com

so maybe not.

We have lost 278


BBC News - British military fatalities in Afghanistan

3 more since then

Afgan deaths, not a clue.
 
I could not disagree more strongly. Canada has made an important contribution in Afghanistan. Almost 150 of Canada's soldiers have died there. Moreover, even as Canada's military is small, it is highly competent.

Of course Canada did a great job in the efforts to establish freedom in Afghanistan.
And to lay down 150 soldiers lives for some sanity in Afghanistan is heartfelt.
Do as they wish though I would think they would want to be a part of finishing the job
especially for the 150 lives given. To honor them and their purpose
 
Hell, we've lost more troops than that in a weekend in Iraq. I'm trying not to go to the Stalin "million deaths are a statistic" rhetoric, but bringing up that number is more enforcing to my argument than yours.

And you're right. I don't care.

Unfortunately that is patently obvious.

One wonders why you even bothered to post at all!
 
Thank you for the support from out brothers to the North. You guys have been there a long time and while sad to see you go you have earned it! Too bad Clinton would have worked it out to keep you guys there a bit longer.
 
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