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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 613327" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p>Face it former Yugoslavia was easier to win, and is now actually a safer place to live then America.</p><p> </p><p>But, don't forget our troops, we do help you out :</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mon Oct 5, 12:09 PM </p><p> </p><p>By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press</p><p> </p><p>KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Getting from Kandahar Airfield to any of the forward operating bases in this troubled province has always been hazardous for the Canadian military. </p><p> </p><p>Road convoys loaded with fresh troops and supplies were the lifeblood of the remote outposts - and a constant and easy target for the Taliban, who would attack with suicide bombers, small-arms fire and improvised explosive devices. </p><p> </p><p>And then came the Chinooks. </p><p> </p><p>On a recent day, a Chinook flanked by two CH-146 Griffon escort helicopters made about 15 stops, each for just a few minutes. It transported close to 200 Canadian and <strong>American</strong> soldiers to locations in the dangerous Panjwaii, Zhari and Arghandab districts, as well as one load of water.</p><p> </p><p>We got five or six Chinooks that take off in all directions and they can land in the bad guys' backyard in a matter of minutes, and it catches them off guard. That effect is pretty amazing," he added. </p><p> </p><p>At each stop for the Chinook, the <strong>coalition soldiers</strong> crammed in tightly, their dufflebags and backpacks stacked almost to the ceiling. Each time one of the gunners writes the name of the destination on a white board and holds it up, letting the passengers know whether it's time to get off. </p><p> </p><p>"The numbers over a six-month period is by the thousands," said Lt.-Col. Marc Bigaouette, the commanding officer. </p><p> </p><p>"I think we're coming close to 10,000 soldiers being moved. And it's not only the people that we move - it's the fact that we bring equipment, we bring supplies, food, all that stuff to them which they would have to get by road otherwise."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 613327, member: 23950"] Face it former Yugoslavia was easier to win, and is now actually a safer place to live then America. But, don't forget our troops, we do help you out : Mon Oct 5, 12:09 PM By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Getting from Kandahar Airfield to any of the forward operating bases in this troubled province has always been hazardous for the Canadian military. Road convoys loaded with fresh troops and supplies were the lifeblood of the remote outposts - and a constant and easy target for the Taliban, who would attack with suicide bombers, small-arms fire and improvised explosive devices. And then came the Chinooks. On a recent day, a Chinook flanked by two CH-146 Griffon escort helicopters made about 15 stops, each for just a few minutes. It transported close to 200 Canadian and [B]American[/B] soldiers to locations in the dangerous Panjwaii, Zhari and Arghandab districts, as well as one load of water. We got five or six Chinooks that take off in all directions and they can land in the bad guys' backyard in a matter of minutes, and it catches them off guard. That effect is pretty amazing," he added. At each stop for the Chinook, the [B]coalition soldiers[/B] crammed in tightly, their dufflebags and backpacks stacked almost to the ceiling. Each time one of the gunners writes the name of the destination on a white board and holds it up, letting the passengers know whether it's time to get off. "The numbers over a six-month period is by the thousands," said Lt.-Col. Marc Bigaouette, the commanding officer. "I think we're coming close to 10,000 soldiers being moved. And it's not only the people that we move - it's the fact that we bring equipment, we bring supplies, food, all that stuff to them which they would have to get by road otherwise." [/QUOTE]
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