Canadians shouldn’t have to experience buyer’s remorse for Iraq mess

Like the sign says in the china shop, ‘if you break it, you bought it.’ Canada did not break Iraq.

Canadian Major-General Jennie Carignan officially assumed command of the NATO Mission Iraq on Nov. 26, 2019. Scott Taylor asks: when did Canada authorize our troops’ participation in an inter-factional civil war in Iraq?DND photograph courtesy of Cpl. Ryan Moulton

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

March 18, 2020

OTTAWA—Almost completely forgotten amidst the avalanche of news concerning the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is the ongoing conflict in Iraq. Canadians should be aware of the deteriorating situation because we still have some skin in the game to the tune of approximately 850 military personnel. On...

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