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<blockquote data-quote="Canadian_Rugger" data-source="post: 232013"><p>So true Prestwick, the Brits, Canadians, Dutch, Danes have all punched well above their weight. We, the Canadians, are a country with a small armed forces numbering 62,000 in strength and we have contributed troops to Afghanistan since 2001, more then 20,000 Canadians will have served in Afghanistan by 2010, thats our entire army right there.</p><p></p><p>I know where the Europeans are coming from though and why they have the opinions they do. We were much the same but 9/11 woke us up a lot. We realized that security wasn't just an American problem it was everyone's problem. We have slowly begun upgrading our military and security forces to meet the requirements of a leading middle power in the world. </p><p></p><p>I have seen more new equipment come into the Canadian Armed Forces in the past 6 years since I joined then some senior officers had seen in their entire 20 years prior. We are now at the cutting edge of army technology and our navy and air force are getting there as well.</p><p></p><p>This doesn't just have to do with Afghanistan though... the Canadian people have really woken up to the fact that this is a globalized world and we need a capable military to be able to protect our interests and respond with force if necessary. </p><p></p><p>And on us pulling out of Afghanistan we have set 2011 as the pullout date, the government is firm on this and they have said someone else better take over because we won't be there past that date. I could see France stepping up to the plate soon Sarkozky seems like a very proactive President, and he would like to rebuild some bridges with the US.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Canadian_Rugger, post: 232013"] So true Prestwick, the Brits, Canadians, Dutch, Danes have all punched well above their weight. We, the Canadians, are a country with a small armed forces numbering 62,000 in strength and we have contributed troops to Afghanistan since 2001, more then 20,000 Canadians will have served in Afghanistan by 2010, thats our entire army right there. I know where the Europeans are coming from though and why they have the opinions they do. We were much the same but 9/11 woke us up a lot. We realized that security wasn't just an American problem it was everyone's problem. We have slowly begun upgrading our military and security forces to meet the requirements of a leading middle power in the world. I have seen more new equipment come into the Canadian Armed Forces in the past 6 years since I joined then some senior officers had seen in their entire 20 years prior. We are now at the cutting edge of army technology and our navy and air force are getting there as well. This doesn't just have to do with Afghanistan though... the Canadian people have really woken up to the fact that this is a globalized world and we need a capable military to be able to protect our interests and respond with force if necessary. And on us pulling out of Afghanistan we have set 2011 as the pullout date, the government is firm on this and they have said someone else better take over because we won't be there past that date. I could see France stepping up to the plate soon Sarkozky seems like a very proactive President, and he would like to rebuild some bridges with the US. [/QUOTE]
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