Some more news tidbits from the Canadian Military: Canada is sending a small compliment (30) of soldiers to Jordan in support of NATOs effort to train Iraqi forces Soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces will get a big raise in the Budget next week. Good for them, they deserve it, why are soldiers and especially …
Category Archives: War and Peace
Iran and Syria form common front
It’s been a rather discouraging week when it comes to Iran and Syria. First there was the bombing in Lebanon. Many, including, apparently the US Administration, have blamed or at least implicated Syria for the murder of the former Lebanese PM. I’ve since found a couple interesting Syrian/Lebanese/Arab blogs addressing the subject… and it seems …
Canadas’ Military ready for Shakeup
Encouraging news today out of the Toronto Star. The new Chief of the Defense Staff, General Rick Hillier has some major plans to reorganize the Canadian Forces, streamline their administration/command structure and boost their troop count and ability to respond. All good things. And what’s even better, is it sounds like like the Minister of …