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Sir,
There is a feeling here amongst the members that DND (Department of National Defence) is preparing the Canadian public for intense casualties. What really surprised us was the recent disclosure that our Special Force unit, the Joint Task Force II, has been engaging in lethal combat against the Taliban/Al Qeida.
In the past, we were told to shut up even about the presence of JTF II (yes, they're the guys lifting weights while we're lifting tires - lazy bastards, ie they never seemed to do any work ... or rather, the kind of work they do we don't see ... but felt, the locals scream to us whenever JTF II screws around).
Also, Sir, the Bde HQ would be reporting directly to CENTCOM and not ISAF, ie, there is no peacekeeping mandate but a combat one. And the CDS has been less than subtle about the people we're going to fight and about it was inevitable we were going to suffer casualties.
And we're shipping artillery over.
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Chimo
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