Canada’s top soldier may not want to dissect the political motives behind the operation too closely — he might find the deployment is more about image management than national security. In an interview Monday Dallaire said he is more comfortable with the idea of the Canadian Forces playing a support role than putting peacekeepers on the ground. “We are facing increased insecurity,” Lacroix told the UN, characterized by worsening human rights, food insecurity and daring attacks on mission forces, mainly from Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Chad and Senegal. “It’s actually about Justin Trudeau’s selfish political ambition to win a seat at the UN security council,” said Bezan. In sum, Trudeau’s government has dithered for two years before agreeing to send Canadian Forces into the most dangerous UN combat mission in the world.

Source: National Post March 19, 2018 21:29 UTC