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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Ya know... I was actually in Afghanistan for all of 2006.
I traveled from Kandahar to Gardez to Ghazni to Sharana to Zormot to Bagram to WazaKwa.
We went up and down the entire east side of the country at least once a month.
Kinda odd, but I didn't see a single Canadian outside of Bagram's chow halls.
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There's about 2500 Canadian troops there, mostly deployed around Kandahar and throughout the south. The current number killed in hostile actions over there is 78, which admittedly is a fraction of the 282 you guys have lost, but then our deployment is much smaller. From what I've been able to dig up, America has sent about 8000 troops to Afghanistan. 78/2500=~3.2%, 282/8000=~3.5%. I haven't found overall casualty counts yet (including both wounded and non-combat actions) but I would imagine the ratio is pretty similar.
No disrespect meant, dude. Just, y'know, our boys are fighting and dying too. You may not have seen them on your tour, but they're there.
I think even Dion has moved away from the idea of pulling our boys out. They need to be there, nobody's denying that. The question is, again, how can we best stabilize the country so that
all NATO forces can bring the troops home. This isn't just Canada's responsibility, or America's responsibility. It's the responsibility of all the NATO forces and I'd be interested to hear solutions coming from any quarter. Right now one of the most viable solutions is for our allies to step up and fulfill their commitments.