-- OTTAWA -- Parliament should give "overwhelming" support to an extension of Canada's mission in Afghanistan or risk the wrath of an enemy that strikes at weakness, the country's top soldier said Friday.And enough of that peacekeeping argle-bargle... let's take it to these jihadi donkeyheads.
He warned that the Taliban are watching the political debate in Canada for signs of weakness.
Gen. Hillier said his troops need a robust mandate that goes beyond self-defence and allows them to go out and find insurgents.There's a good question.
In the 1990s in Bosnia, he said, UN troops were limited to self-defence and often couldn't intervene against ethnic cleansing.
If self-defence is the first priority, then why not just stay home?
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Welcome... yet again... readers of proud patriot Canadian Cynic.
CC thinks I'm being a little too hard on the Taliban.
Of course, that's really no surprise... remember Canadian Cynic's message to Wanda Watkins, whose son Lane was killed in Afghanistan?
"With all due respect, Wanda, fuck you and your grief. It's not the job of the rest of Canada to continue to let its soldiers die just so you can sleep better at night."A very proud moment in CC's puerile, profanity laced existence.
Of course, his disdain isn't limited to grieving mothers... there's also this little gem...
Hey, CC... got any good abortion jokes?*