Without proper investment in Iraqi police, they’re doomed to follow Afghan failure

If Iraqi police officers only get five weeks of training, we will produce armed thugs ignorant of the laws they are entrusted to enforce.

Afghan National Police recruits are given weapons training using AK-47 machine guns as part of their basic policing training in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2011.Sgt. Matthew McGregor photograph courtesy of DND

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

February 8, 2017

OTTAWA—For those closely following the battle to defeat Daesh, it has become evident that there is a lull in the allied offensive to recapture Mosul. Although very little news is reported about specific Canadian military involvement in this battle, we do have a couple hundred special forces opera...

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