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I was watching a TV news show last night and Peter Churra of A-Channel News from London, Ontario
was interviewing someone on Parliament Hill. At one point during the interview, Churra criticized the recent Leopard
purchase, arguing that it would give the opposition in the House the ability to say that the mission in Afghanistan would
be "overmilitarized" and that it should be cancelled.
I was dumbstruck by the comment. Does Churra not realize that Afghanistan is
a bona fide war zone, and that the Taliban want to kill as many Canadian (and NATO) soldiers
as they can, by any means possible? How do you 'overmilitarize' a war zone, anyway? Does he not
realize that, with no tanks or proper fire support, more Canadian soldiers will die
in firefights with the Taliban?
I suppose his 'solution' to the problem would be to have peacekeepers only in Afghanistan
to satisfy people who want the Canadian military to be an uber-helpful Boy Scout type of organization.
His solution (or non-solution, rather) would also please the left when inevitably, those peacekeepers
find themselves unable to defend themselves and get shot to ribbons, thus providing a
justification for withdrawal.
The ignorance some journalists have about military affairs sometimes amazes me. Courses
in military history, terminology, strategy and tactics ought to be required in journalism school
for those who want to cover military matters!
I suspect Churra's comments might just be a case of 'sour grapes' since the GM Diesel plant in London will not be
making hulls and other subsystems for the MGS project, now that it has been cancelled.
was interviewing someone on Parliament Hill. At one point during the interview, Churra criticized the recent Leopard
purchase, arguing that it would give the opposition in the House the ability to say that the mission in Afghanistan would
be "overmilitarized" and that it should be cancelled.
I was dumbstruck by the comment. Does Churra not realize that Afghanistan is
a bona fide war zone, and that the Taliban want to kill as many Canadian (and NATO) soldiers
as they can, by any means possible? How do you 'overmilitarize' a war zone, anyway? Does he not
realize that, with no tanks or proper fire support, more Canadian soldiers will die
in firefights with the Taliban?
I suppose his 'solution' to the problem would be to have peacekeepers only in Afghanistan
to satisfy people who want the Canadian military to be an uber-helpful Boy Scout type of organization.
His solution (or non-solution, rather) would also please the left when inevitably, those peacekeepers
find themselves unable to defend themselves and get shot to ribbons, thus providing a
justification for withdrawal.
The ignorance some journalists have about military affairs sometimes amazes me. Courses
in military history, terminology, strategy and tactics ought to be required in journalism school
for those who want to cover military matters!
I suspect Churra's comments might just be a case of 'sour grapes' since the GM Diesel plant in London will not be
making hulls and other subsystems for the MGS project, now that it has been cancelled.
