NL-Outsidethebox [confederation]

Pretty good article here by the Pakistan Tribune about Canada's offer to take control of the NATO force in Afghan.

Here are a few excerpts.

The NATO secretary general, whose organization in late July will take over security operations in the south of the country from the coalition forces, reaffirmed the mission`s aim was to prevent Afghanistan from reverting to a state exporter of terrorism.

"The Taliban are simply testing Canadian public opinion, Dutch public opinion, UK public opinion, Australian public opinion," he said at a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Defense Minister Gordon O`Connor and Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay.

But he added that NATO would know how to deal with those who want to stop the process of reconstruction in the war-torn country.

"The message to the spoilers -- be it Taliban, be it drug lords or warlords, whatever -- will be a very stern and strong message: `You will not get it your way. You will be dealt with very robustly if necessary,`" he said.

NATO intends to work toward the reconstruction of Afghanistan, he said, but first a secure and stable situation must be created.
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"Afghanistan is a long-term commitment" that requires "solidarity" in the 26-nation alliance, De Hoop Scheffer told reporters. He urged other nations to step forward to join the effort.

I say go for it we have more Generals than combat soldiers, [sic] so it only makes perfect sence that we utilize our strengths in the fields of leadership, Peace keeping, and military history by employing some of our generals.