tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23381380.post114290248594710632..comments2023-07-12T09:37:20.673-04:00Comments on Crescent Canuck (Politics): What Compensation To Pay To Our Shooting Victim?mezbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16450639860657867772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23381380.post-1143062507646130952006-03-22T16:21:00.000-05:002006-03-22T16:21:00.000-05:00"Second, soldiers make mistakes. It must be rememb...<I>"Second, soldiers make mistakes. It must be remembered that Canadian soldiers were fired at by American soldiers in Afghanistan last year. Presumably our soldiers were well aware of the rules of engagement and the need to maintain a safe distance from a NATO military vehicle. As an aside I find it surprising that the Americans would fire at another NATO vehicle."</I><BR/><BR/>You remember wrong. Canadian <I>diplomats</I> driving around in civilian vehicles were fired on by the Yanks. Canadian convoys have never come under fire from the Americans. Although we did have to have a little to talk to them about just how rude it is to track an allied vehicle with your turret. They learned fast.<BR/><BR/><I>"Finally, we should do a thorough investigation of this incident, and punish the soldier (court martial, demotion) if he is indeed found guilty of acting in a hasty manner (which I doubt - I still trust Canadian soldiers and their training)." </I><BR/><BR/>We always conduct an investigation into any such incident, and ROE's, training, and doctrine are constantly changing to make us better able to descriminate between legitemate targets and noncombatants. Keep in mind that Canadian doctrine, up untill the invasion of Afghanistan, was to clear a room by throwing in a granade, and then spraying the place on full-auto. The doctrine of all NATO countries has had to change drastically since 2001. <BR/><BR/><I>"Nevertheless, an innocent civilian has been shot dead. Further review of this incident should take place to minimize such tragedies in the future. I was happy to see most of our media, while supporting our troops and their mission, not shying away from exploring the personal anguish of the unfortunate Afghan family."</I><BR/><BR/>Civilian deaths are regrettable, but when they occur they are mostly unavoidable. I feel as much sympathy for the family of the man as anyone else, but they should receive only minimal compensation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23381380.post-1142950323979312222006-03-21T09:12:00.000-05:002006-03-21T09:12:00.000-05:00You know "decoin" I have read several of your post...You know "decoin" I have read several of your posts and you scare the hell out of me. I am a regular visitor to the Liberal blogs and partake in a dialogue with many even though I disagree with their viewpoint. That's democracy. But you are so far left (even the NDP would not allow you to join their party) that your views, luckily, only make up about 1% of the population, if that. Sure, lets bring all the Afghans into Canada and make sure that a lot of Taliban join them. Then they can get together with the 30,000 terrorists that the Liberals let into Canada that we can't find. We can start our own Taliban group. Group hug everybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com