No way to escape Afghan combat post-2011, Hillier says

[CHIMO]

OTTAWA – Pulling Canadian soldiers out of Afghanistan in 2011 will leave a gaping hole in security efforts and won't necessarily ensure the end of combat operations, former chief of defence staff Gen. Rick Hillier says.

As MPs prepare to debate the future of the country's military mission in Afghanistan, Hillier delivered some plain-spoken advice in an interview with the Toronto Star: don't trust the twisted rhetoric and outright lies that will surely be delivered by the Conservative government or the opposition parties.

There will still be a need for security and counter-insurgency operations when Canada's current mandate expires in 2011, he said. If experienced Canadian troops leave Kanadhar, some other nation, likely less familiar with the local terrain and power brokers, will have to do the job.

Hillier also said there's also no need for Canadian troops, except in Kandahar or the northeast, and there's no way Canada can carry out a goodwill mission without encountering frequent violence.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/714515--no-way-to-escape-afghan-combat-post-2011-hillier-says

Everything looks like a nail when you are a hammer.

[Spazito]

1. I had hoped we had heard the last from this war monger once he left...

but it seems I hoped in vain. His appointment by the Liberals was a BIG mistake, imo, and I want him to just shut up and go away.