Canadian special forces involved in many armed clashes with ISIL fighters recently, commander...

Don't look down your nose at our brothers and sisters to the North. While in Afghanistan the Canadians, Brits, Aussies, and U.S. Marines had the hardest AO to work. They did so impeccability.

Um...LOTS of Liberals in Canada served in the military. Up here, "Liberal" is a political party, not just a place on a attitudinal spectrum.

As (Anonymous) explains, Liberal is a political party n Canada. While their viewpoint may also be characterized as such, in the U.S.A. the characterization of liberal vs. conservative has become a virtual dividing line. The article seems to explain the expectations of what Canadian Armed Forces are supposed to be doing, but the reality is that they are required to engage in combat to complete their mission properly. This is somewhat analogous to our debate with U.S. Armed Forces and the participation of female Warriors in combat. Anybody who has served in the Iraqi or Afghanistan Areas of Operation is familiar with an asymmetric battlefield where everyone is exposed to combat.