Canada’s deployment of 69 special forces troops to Iraq has become an intriguing case study in how quickly “advise and assist” operations can get escalated into outright combat.
Last week, it was revealed Canadian troops had engaged in a gunbattle with ISIS. Today, officials confirmed they’ve gotten involved in two more firefights in recent days.
The incidents are adding controversy to what officials continue to insist is a non-combat mission, as Canadians marvel at the ability of this tiny footprint of ground troops to “accidentally” wander into combat zones and have to engage in self defense.
Canadian chief of staff Gen. Tom Lawson insisted that the mission has “evolved” because of the increased threat posed by ISIS in the region, though he declined to offer details on why, despite troops “not seeking to directly engage the enemy,” they seem to keep directly engaging the enemy.
Americans should understand that our Canadian troops are some of the finest, most skilled, most professional soldiers on the planet.
… unfortunately, though, they have a very poor sense of direction.
Harper wants to get reelected.
I can't imagine that when the bodies of his "advisers/trainers" start coming home in body bags that that is going to help him get re-elected – especially as Harper continues to insist that the troops are ONLY advisers and trainers. Surely, unlike the American people who prefer to be kept in the dark, the Canadian people are not going to accept being lied to in the face of contrary evidence.
Why is Harper putting his citizens at risk getting involved in a war that is a world away that does not concern him there will be blowback for sure then his country and its citizens will become targets.
Why? A combination of Zionism and poodleism.
That’s what I always say
The same corporate rich that hand pick most all US politicians, they do likewise in Canada.
Harper does not want to be left out of the new crusade.