I've seen the public asked about Afghanistan and some who think the troops should have been pulled out long ago appear to look at them different, that the Word Wars, Korea were reasons to look upon the Military as hero's but for some reason Afghanistan vets are not held in the same light.
They can be peacekeepers but not a Force that can fight a war. Probably some of he same folks that don't like the Government putting money back into the CF that is decades overdue.
Why is the idea of having a force that can actually go to war a dirty concept? Bottom line the Forces are to fight war when called upon to do so. One reason we likely did it before, if there was a direct action component to the mission the CF members lacked the equipment to do that role. And in Bosnia our brothers and sisters in arms came under attack and had to return fire. A fire fight, which is COMBAT/Warfare.
Although an excellent and noble ideal, peacekeeping, especially under the direction of the UN, is impractical. UN peacekeeping operations are now just a cash cow for poor nations who send untrained, unprofessional soldiers in return for financial gain. And lots of UN positions/missions are left to incompetent persons. For example, Rwanda now sends peacekeepers to missions throughout Africa, and Iran just attempted to head the UN committee for women's rights.
Can we not create a unit in the Canadian Forces strictly devoted to U.N. missions? Perhaps a battalion that specializes in U.N. mission scenarios, trained in policing procedures, cultural awarness & sensitivity training, close combat training etc... This would allow us to constantly contribute a unit to any U.N. crisis weather we are engaged in something else or not.
We will have to remain active militarily after Afghanistan to justify the amount of new weapon and vehicles purchased. The new fleet of mine clearing vehicles will work extremely well in almost any U.N. military mission.
We have committed our land forces towards the Afghanistan effort. That is the main priority now. The Canadian Army just leased 100 surplus Grizzly AVGPs to the AU/UN forces participating in AMIS. Im sure we will resume our peacekeeping role after the conflict in Afghanistan.
soldiers!!! not peacekeepers
1315229 5 months ago
I've seen the public asked about Afghanistan and some who think the troops should have been pulled out long ago appear to look at them different, that the Word Wars, Korea were reasons to look upon the Military as hero's but for some reason Afghanistan vets are not held in the same light.
They can be peacekeepers but not a Force that can fight a war. Probably some of he same folks that don't like the Government putting money back into the CF that is decades overdue.
NovaScotiaNewfie 7 months ago
Why is the idea of having a force that can actually go to war a dirty concept? Bottom line the Forces are to fight war when called upon to do so. One reason we likely did it before, if there was a direct action component to the mission the CF members lacked the equipment to do that role. And in Bosnia our brothers and sisters in arms came under attack and had to return fire. A fire fight, which is COMBAT/Warfare.
NovaScotiaNewfie 7 months ago
Although an excellent and noble ideal, peacekeeping, especially under the direction of the UN, is impractical. UN peacekeeping operations are now just a cash cow for poor nations who send untrained, unprofessional soldiers in return for financial gain. And lots of UN positions/missions are left to incompetent persons. For example, Rwanda now sends peacekeepers to missions throughout Africa, and Iran just attempted to head the UN committee for women's rights.
thevalleys 9 months ago
Can we not create a unit in the Canadian Forces strictly devoted to U.N. missions? Perhaps a battalion that specializes in U.N. mission scenarios, trained in policing procedures, cultural awarness & sensitivity training, close combat training etc... This would allow us to constantly contribute a unit to any U.N. crisis weather we are engaged in something else or not.
ORFdaGOD 4 years ago
We will have to remain active militarily after Afghanistan to justify the amount of new weapon and vehicles purchased. The new fleet of mine clearing vehicles will work extremely well in almost any U.N. military mission.
ORFdaGOD 4 years ago
We have committed our land forces towards the Afghanistan effort. That is the main priority now. The Canadian Army just leased 100 surplus Grizzly AVGPs to the AU/UN forces participating in AMIS. Im sure we will resume our peacekeeping role after the conflict in Afghanistan.
ORFdaGOD 4 years ago