From Paul at Celestial Junk:

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I’d love to give a report on how Canada’s CSOR is doing in Afghanistan, but can’t. Something to do with our PMOs spineless need to inflict PC, Karzai ass-kissing, and red tape to our door-kickers … so while they sit around in Kandahar for 6 month stints waiting for permission and assets to act on intelligence reports, the yanks step in and get the job done ASAP. I guess that’s what happens when economists and political hacks run a war effort

Background:

Canadian Special Operations Regiment

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Our goverment is effectively silent about our special forces in Afstan–unlike the Aussies who trumpet their SOF’s work, see here and here. And from their Department of Defence “Fact Sheet“:

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Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) – A Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is deployed to Oruzgan and is focused on conducting population-centric operations. The Task Group works with the Dutch led Task-Force Uruzgan [needs updating, now its the Americans] and provides a level of enhanced force protection to ADF MTF-1 activities in the province.

Australia’s Special Forces commitment is structured to ensure that pressure is maintained against Taliban extremists throughout Afghanistan’s harsh winters.

The SOTG consists of Commandos, members of the Special Air Service Regiment and enabling and support personnel…

Now see if you can find any mention of CF special forces at their Afstan fact sheet. And can you imagine our government permitting the CF to put out news releases highlighting our role in targeted killings of Talibs? Not something delicate Canadian sensitivities can cope with, I guess.

By the way, the Aussies even permit photos (guess what these fellows are doing):

Soldiers from the Special Operations Task Group provide over watch during a counter insurgency operation.
Nov 5, 2009…

Mark
Ottawa