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I’ve just heard about this. Apparently the fools at Cambridge hired an unqualified and stretcher of the truth type and it backfired.

Embrace the suck for without that future endeavours are not likely to happen

Not to mention this guy Ghengis Khsn wasn’t fond of them either

I’m glad someone is kicking the Taliban in the nuts. Just make it harder and make the bastards hurt. Rant over….

Not a Jimmy but…it looks good.

Probably the best decision

Fck. Face palm I've been using that one a lot lately

The COs I am speaking of were COs in the 70s and 80s. And the Comd FMC (Belzile IIRC) was of the same mindset. Was the CLS you refer to a Gunner?

with big sticks

What was the reason for his arrest and detention?

I wrote a paper some time ago on peacekeeping - some said it was a Fatal Distraction and in some circles within the CAF the mindeset was "peacekeeping" was our raison d'etre. Not true. Every CO I had said our primary purpose was to train for war, not peacekeeping. Peacekeeping was a side line...

Like this onev

Yes but with the sense of humor dulled. 😉

We drove on that highway last night and yes we could see the flames…

That’s a dick move if true. There’s something called “The Law of the Sea” isn’t there? Basically says if you hear a distress call you must respond…

When the Apocalypse hits people that can do Morse code will be invaluable. When my Sigs buddies had to do Morse tests for WPM some just dreaded it.

I’ve made that point as well. The two sides have to agree and comply.

Sparta had an answer for non compliance

Traditional peacekeeping only works IF the opposing forces are compliant. Lloyd A is so far removed from the coal face he has zero clues about the role or the cost.

It served its purpose in the Cold War. After the breakup of my old favorite “enemy” the USSR the old traditional peacekeeping was not effective. The two sides have to be willing to abide by the agreement but after 1990 or so that went to shit in the FRY. No one was willing to abide by anything