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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:30:33 -0000 (UTC)
doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:

> In article <20240415162615.4608ff00@234567aaa>,
> Lil-man-ball  <suck@ra.mentos> wrote:
> >On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:17:53 -0000 (UTC)
> >doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:
> > =20
> >> In article <20240415161032.336eba43@234567aaa>,
> >> Lil-man-ball  <suck@ra.mentos> wrote: =20
> >> >On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:59:50 -0000 (UTC)
> >> >doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:
> >> >   =20
> >> >> I remind you Chretien kept out of the Iraq invasion.   =20
> >> >
> >> >But uh...your lying and he was a typical leftarded hypocrite:
> >> >
> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_and_the_Iraq_War
> >> >
> >> >The Government of Canada did not at any time formally declare war
> >> >against Iraq, and the level and nature of this participation,
> >> >which changed over time, was controversial.=20
> >> >
> >> >While Canada had previously participated in military action
> >> >against Iraq in the Gulf War of 1991, it refused to declare war
> >> >against Iraq without United Nations Security Council approval.
> >> >Even so, Prime Minister Jean Chr=C3=A9tien said on 10 October 2002
> >> >that Canada would be part of a military coalition to invade Iraq
> >> >if it were sanctioned by the United Nations. However, when the
> >> >United States and the United Kingdom subsequently withdrew their
> >> >diplomatic efforts to gain that UN sanction, Jean Chr=C3=A9tien
> >> >announced in Parliament on 17 March 2003 that Canada would not
> >> >participate in the pending invasion. Nevertheless, he offered the
> >> >US and its soldiers his moral support.
> >> >
> >> >https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/classroom/persian-gulf
> >> >
> >> >The Gulf War of the early 1990s was a struggle that is well-known
> >> >to many. More than 4,000 Canadian Armed Forces members served in
> >> >the Persian Gulf region in 1990-1991 as part of the international
> >> >Coalition of countries that came together to drive the invading
> >> >forces of Iraq out of Kuwait. In the aftermath of the conflict,
> >> >Canadians would continue to serve with peacekeeping and
> >> >embargo-enforcement efforts in the region for several years.
> >> >
> >> >The peak number of Canadian Armed Forces members in the Persian
> >> >Gulf region at one time was some 2,700 personnel.
> >> >The Canadian Naval Task Group=E2=80=93consisting of the destroyers HM=
CS
> >> >Terra Nova and HMCS Athabaskan, and the supply ship HMCS
> >> >Protecteur=E2=80=93helped support the Coalition fleet efforts in the
> >> >region. Five Sea King helicopters with No. 443 Squadron were also
> >> >part of this force. CF-18 jet squadrons with approximately 500
> >> >personnel operated out of the =E2=80=98Canada Dry' bases in the Persi=
an
> >> >Gulf nation of Qatar, performing combat air control, escort and
> >> >reconnaissance missions. For the first time since the Korean War,
> >> >Canadian air-to-surface attacks took place during the conflict.
> >> >The Canadian Air Command's Transport Group carried personnel and
> >> >cargo in the region. One of the Canadian planes was used in aerial
> >> >refueling duties for Coalition air forces.
> >> >A Canadian field hospital with 530 personnel was established in
> >> >Al-Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia in February 1991. This hospital cared
> >> >for both Coalition and Iraqi wounded.
> >> >Soldiers from units like the Royal Canadian Regiment and the Royal
> >> >22e R=C3=A9giment performed security duties at Canadian installations
> >> >in the Middle East in 1990-1991.
> >> > =20
> >>
> >>https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operation=
s/military-operations/current-operations/operation-impact.html
> >>=20
> >> >
> >> >Operation IMPACT is part of Canada=E2=80=99s whole-of-government appr=
oach
> >> >to the Middle East. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) mission to
> >> >build the military capabilities of Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, and
> >> >set the conditions for their long-term success. Op IMPACT
> >> >complements the work of other Canadian government agencies such
> >> >as Global Affairs Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
> >> >
> >> >Op IMPACT began as the CAF support to the Global Coalition to
> >> >degrade and ultimately defeat Daesh in Iraq and Syria. The
> >> >coalition has been effective. Under the command of
> >> >Brigadier-General Wade Rutland, Op IMPACT, on behalf of the CAF,
> >> >is continuing to work with partners in the region to set the
> >> >conditions for stability and security.
> >> >
> >> >Canada plays an important role in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon,
> >> >alongside its partners. In Iraq for example, the CAF efforts in
> >> >support of the Global Coalition and NATO improve Iraqi security
> >> >forces=E2=80=99 capabilities. These efforts help Iraq to achieve long=
-term
> >> >success in keeping its territory and people secure.
> >> >
> >> >Update
> >> >The Government of Canada has extended Operation IMPACT until March
> >> >31, 2025. This extension will allow the Canadian Armed Forces to
> >> >continue to play an important role in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon
> >> >alongside its Allies and partners.
> >> >
> >> >The Canadian Armed Forces has begun a planned consolidation and
> >> >adjustment of its personnel footprint in the Middle East. Canada
> >> >will continue to fulfill its existing commitments under the
> >> >authorities granted in Op IMPACT.
> >> >
> >> >On May 15, 2023, Brigadier-General (BGen) Wade Rutland transferred
> >> >command of Joint Task Force IMPACT / Task Force Central
> >> >(JTF-I/TF-C) over to Colonel (Col) John Summerfield during a
> >> >ceremony held at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, alongside our
> >> >various Allies and partners. Major-General Peter Scott, Chief of
> >> >Staff of Canadian Joint Operations Command, presided over the
> >> >event, where Col Summerfield assumed command from BGen Rutland,
> >> >who has commanded JTF-I/TF-C since May 2022.=20
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >   =20
> >>=20
> >> So that end result is ... =20
> >
> >An autocracy at best.
> > =20
>=20
> Go to Russia!

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