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Originally Posted by Kobuchi
While the invasion was under way, Canada did formally offer to send in Mounties, to keep order. These guys are experts in crowd control, believe me. The offer was rejected by "the coalition".
Help with elections in Iraq? Are you serious? Do you really want the residents of Falluja electing their favourite candidate? We could protect him from assassination too.  If we help, it'll be for real. You know our two countries aren't prepared to face-off over reality in Iraq.
Afghanistan is safe? Did you know our soldiers there cannot chamber a bullet until fired upon first? Better risk our own necks than accidentally shoot an innocent. Would you like to discuss the bravery of your own country's military practice? |
I was a little busy during the invasion but I am sure Chrétien put some unacceptable condition on their use in the post invasion operation.
Honestly, I think that the residents of Falluja should be able to peacefully elect whom ever they like, as their Rep. The problem with the Sunni Triangle is that there is a non-Iraq insurgent element in it. I think the Iraqi insurgents will buy into the democratic process once the non-Iraqi elements are removed. Allawi has bent over backwards to bring them into the fold just as he did with the Shea radicals. Over the next month, my brothers are going to pay a very high price for the bending over backwards.
As far as the bullet in the camber is concerned…While I don’t doubt the bravery of Canadian Soldiers, but dumb policy does not make warriors brave.
If America wanted to make Falluja disappear forever, we could to it tomorrow. However, we will send a division of Marines and Iraqi Soldiers to take the city…Urban warfare is costly and largely close quarters combat (small arms , knives, and fists) Typically the morbid math says a ration of 5 attackers to 1 defender are required in an urban environment. Our morality will not let us just Fuel Air Bomb the city, so we send in troops with large losses as a reality. Brave…I don’t know about that, but we will be able to live with ourselves in the end.