Are German troops worth more than Canadians?
Matthew Fisher
CanWest News Service
Thursday, November 09, 2006
OLDENBURG, Germany â Is the life of a German soldier serving in Afghanistan worth more than the life of a Canadian soldier?
That emotive question, or something like it, is what Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to ask when leaders of the 26 NATO countries gather for a summit in Latvia at the end of November.
The differences in the number of Germans and Canadians who have been killed in combat in Afghanistan this year are stark.
Germany, with more than 3,000 troops in the relative quiet of northern Afghanistan, has not lost one soldier to the Taliban this year.
Canada, with 2,500 soldiers, has lost 34 Canadians since March in the much more dangerous south.
More below . . .
http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=d72d0a5a-2623-4561-8420-a9a39e8b9ff7
Matthew Fisher
CanWest News Service
Thursday, November 09, 2006
OLDENBURG, Germany â Is the life of a German soldier serving in Afghanistan worth more than the life of a Canadian soldier?
That emotive question, or something like it, is what Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to ask when leaders of the 26 NATO countries gather for a summit in Latvia at the end of November.
The differences in the number of Germans and Canadians who have been killed in combat in Afghanistan this year are stark.
Germany, with more than 3,000 troops in the relative quiet of northern Afghanistan, has not lost one soldier to the Taliban this year.
Canada, with 2,500 soldiers, has lost 34 Canadians since March in the much more dangerous south.
More below . . .
http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=d72d0a5a-2623-4561-8420-a9a39e8b9ff7