Justin Trudeau: A Brief Military Analysis
Brand new Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, announced on November 17, 2015, that Canada would send more ground troops to Iraq. These troops would be special forces trainers who would develop the Iraqi military to combat ISIS on the ground.
In 2014, during Conservative Stephen Harper’s term, the Canadian government sent only 69 special forces trainers to Iraq in order to train the Kurdish forces and the Iraqi military. It was blatantly obvious on the world stage that Canada was putting in less than they could have. Recently, Justin Trudeau announced his decision to send more ground troops to Iraq. The government never gave an exact figure but cited the Forces Afghanistan training mission to which the Canadian government committed
In 2014, during Conservative Stephen Harper’s term, the Canadian government sent only 69 special forces trainers to Iraq in order to train the Kurdish forces and the Iraqi military. It was blatantly obvious on the world stage that Canada was putting in less than they could have. Recently, Justin Trudeau announced his decision to send more ground troops to Iraq. The government never gave an exact figure but cited the Forces Afghanistan training mission to which the Canadian government committed