From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

John Beamish wrote:
> If by "they" you mean Canadian PBI, then the answer is no.  It was
> always put to the Canadian populace that this was combat and some would
> not be coming home.  The first four died on a training ground the US had
> set up when they were bombed by a US pilot.  You may remember some of
> the discussions here about that incident.
>

But the US had achieved victory & this was mostly mopping up exercises.

Adam

> On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:00:06 -0500, Adam field.near the bridge">
>  wrote:
>
>> John Beamish wrote:
>>> Terms of engagement for some of the NATO troops specifically exclude
>>> combat missions.  There have been 45 Canadian troops killed in
>>> Afghanistan since they were deployed.
>>>
>>
>> I wonder if they'd been told "combat operations have ceased
this is more
>> a meet & greet".
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>> On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:47:53 -0500, Rich Gauszka
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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icle_Type1&c=Article&cid=1165359015189&call_pageid=968332188774&col=96835011646
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Canada is on the way out of Afghanistan - or at least out
of the battle
>>>> zones in that country's south.
>

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