Good work Canada

that c9a2 at 0:24 is epic

Good tough questions from the locals. Bravo

I think that if the american convoy were the ones who left that guy hurt by a warning shot, I think that they would left him there and keep going.

0:31 nice hat

When this video was made Canadians only lost 40 soldiers, we've now lost over 150. This is a great video though, kudos to the other allies working with us.

wow your smart did it take you like 1 second to come up with that gem

that's funny spark plugs i love Canadians

Huh? ESL student? Mastering the rudiments can be tricky. I have faith that you'll get there one day.

poor dude on the bike >_>

at 3:30 thats the most stereotypical Canadian i have ever seen

@TheLiftedRanger all the best with that mate, ill pray for u

acutally, stuff like this should be going on, cause if everything was peaceful, then it would be like, barney land or something.

@eacao she is in the Canadian forces, and here in Canada woman can do almost anything in the military

Canadians also act as Peacekeepers, they go and help the people in more ways than many.

Interesting they do warning shots. When I was there in 2011, we were required to flag down vehicles first, then pen flares. If pen flares didn't work, then someone was getting shot.

i respect these canadians

At 3.46 the guy gets off the radio says were not going to Kandahar. meaning they did not go all the way there. IF you have soldiers out on these fobs you have to patroll the roads to keep the lines of communication open. these canadians were sent there by there government same as us and uk soldiers.

lol they're going on a mission for spark plugs now?!

what about the strong hearted brits? we've been there from the beginning and WONT be leaving

Thunderbird, i cant remember the name of the author. Saw it on CNN. Some other documentary's like this: Granadiers in Helmund, Inside Hamas, Two weeks in Mogadishu, Kiberia Slum...

Be safe out there "Canucks" much respect from The U.S. Army Cavalry 175thCav 35thBCT Hooaahhh!

we appriciate that

جميل

"Shopping for sparkplugs". What a joke. How is the poppy-trade doing? Better then ever!

i like how they shoot at people if they don't stop :)

DAMN!...what a scary place...every vehicle can be a possible bomber.

@FredrikEastling Nicely said!

you obviously didn't pay attention to the vid cause they did not drive to kandahar for spark plugs but if they had and didnt get blown up it would have been cheaper than flying a helo for 4 hours the fuel and mainanace cost would be about 4000 for two helos

@AngelStarDust1212 What, do you mean the people who were opposed to the war?

whoa the guy at 6:20 looks like irans leader akhminijad or however you spell it.

@cavscouts Don't forget, honoring ones promises. Goes over highly with most folks.

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3:19, badassss! Rep. us Canadians.

this is why I hate the Canadian Military that I had the "pleasure" of working with in Afghanistan. They caused more harm then good, pissed of the people more than before, AND took up alot of OUR medivac helicopters on mission to rescue Afghan civilians that DIDN'T need to be injured. Thank you Canadians for serving us ice cream when we came in from our month long operations....that I DEFINITELY appreciated!

if i would say "yes i know!" it would be lied....but i have seen so much shit which is happening there...meanwhile i really really want "that something overthere would get better.. :("

It was a warning shot. It means stop or die

How cost the spark plug ????? TOO MUCH.

god bless the british, american troops and their allies fighting the taliban in afghanistan they should be proud of themselves

I've been always wondering whether the civilians actually know how to behave when approaching a military convoy? Couldn't most insidents just be caused by misunderstanding? I've never seen that the locals have been informed e.g with leaflets or so.

@alternativeopinion yah but its for a good cause. the equipment is going to the villagers

So those not existing sparkplugs cost some $ CND 1,500,000,00 ?

@mateen420 If you followed the video you would have heard them talking about "They ignored warnings and warning shots". Hell if someone comes driving at you. They don't stop when you shout "STOP" and waves at them to stop. You shoot in their direction and they do not stop. Obviously you're gonna think it's a suicide bomber. That's what you're trained to do. Do not call them motherfuckers. They're the one keeping you safe. They arent there to kill. They're there to help. Respect to all soldiers.

only if the trailer park boys was there

i think we should all shut uo , listen be critical in thinking and pray for all those there. We are no one to judge whats going on there, cause were not there

@Freepepsi42 thats cool..

3. The discussion between the PRT female officer and the base element commander about lack fo local intel...I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw that discussion take place...are these people insane?

@abadvibes Well wouldnt you slow down to try and find out what he's trying to tell you?

lol camera man is former SAS

these guys deserve a lot more money and benefits for waht thhey are doing. cops get more then them to sit in a car and drive around. i want to join the force but im really thinking if its worth 2000 a month.

OK since you opened the topic...here we go. As that element commander in that village/truckstop I would have stopped my command short of the location, OFF the hardtop. Any vehicles then approaching my element would have been a obivious threat. Mistake 1 by the CF element commander, again they created a situation in which they did nothing but alienate the locals by firing on thier vehicles in warning. IT WAS UNNESSESSARY. Piss poor tactical judgement on thier part.

god bless all coalition troops in afghanistan canadian,british,us,danish,estonian,french

Risking our lives for spark plugs. You'd think they'd appreciate us... Roe was so much better back then than it was in 2010

they ar ethe closest to the base if they keep them on their side the terrorists can't take their town and the threat is kept farther away (just a guess, but they try to make evry one happy)

For what reson ?

@TheJamesrocket Why ship bullhorns if you can just shoot in the air? Way cheaper.

Well her own men dont trust her some affirmative action hell cat.

Should have called home, get UPS to overnight them from crappy tire.

it's the largest in the world but look at canadas size and what we have done in the war and past wars

why the hell would a army go in to a town to get sparkplugs?!

Canada is there because our allies the US and UK were both bombed and we are assisting our allies like we always have. Also the afgan government requested we come and provide security and reconstruction efforts

No # 1 rule never promise anything! Failed promises lead to risking lives for spark plugs

Why not set up some decoys ? Decoy stryker roadblock, forces pulled well back, stop signs, couple of exploding micro charges in the road to simulate warning shots and let the bombers come to them blow up a wooden vehicle ? etrapment ;-) I wonder if that would work, let a few bombers blow themselves up on nothing!

Again, that was a sarcastic comment. Familiarize yourself with the concept of sarcasm and what it means. I put "noble" in quotation marks, which means that I was being sarcastic. I love how you keep making hypotheses about my membership of this or that organization. Put your mind at ease. I don't belong to any organization. If a person makes a comment, it's not necessarily because they belong to a political organization. Read through all your posts. You just randomly ramble on.

@shababsta - She is Canadian not American. USMC does not allow

who is wining the war afghastian or the u.s. somebody please tell me

All that over a bloody spark plug!

there are debate sites and and blog sites for this side of talk, lets comment on the video..

to stop the car

@ppaull40 nice one you can also translate that to the contribution of the US in WW2 in europe every1 with a brain knows it was the russians that kicked 3/4 of the german army and hell even the brits did their part well enough

operation sparkplug freedom!

2:50 ROFL thats how you get shit done

I feel sorry for the civilians

It's not "new." Canada ruled that women should be fully integrated into the military in 1989 (except for submarines.) It's the norm for Western countries, and has been for several years. Norway went even further, not only are women allowed to serve on submarines, they even have a female submarine commander. The United States was the last hold out, and even they announced a few months ago that women can now serve in combat roles. Countless U.S. women already have as "Exceptions to Policy."

@TheMattwalls84 Lmao!!! True that

@Nietzschi027 that was the Soldiers them selves fault, notice how they called the mission off? The Heads of the military decided that they were not worth the risk. Yes the Commanders care about there troops.

indeed

He means civilians and inocents, military people have often been quoted as seeing the talibans and jihadists as animals

I respect your point of view and yes sometimes troops get a bit out of hand, but given the circumstances they have done well. In that scenario where the troop shot on the ground with a warning shot, the car looked like he was gonna ram him and keep going. Just look closely and put your self in that troops position, they are on edge, out there you never know when death might strike you, I wouldnt be surprised if the car got within 20 yards that the troop would have used the Grenade launcher.

@182deuce at the end.. everybody can be trigger happy lol

GOD HELP OUR MEN AND WOMEN CANADAINS AND AMERICAINS!

Very Tragedic moment of my life . . .

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND DONT KNOW WHEN OUR MEN ARE COMING HOME

@CheeseHamCracker for there country which should be the number one thing i guess, thank god for those soldiers cuz if there were more guys like me in the world my pockets would be a little more fatter for being in the army!

@SDProductions72 You assumed pretty quick that I want to let people die. "All for a couple spark plugs", stating that it is amazing how much work it is for our men and women, risking life, to find two spark plugs. A comment of admiration, not a comment desiring for humans to die by way of dehydration. :-) Thanks for the concern though.

way and accomplish your mission. If your just going to go half way then you should have just stayed in your base.

What a hell is the canadian tropps doing in Afganistan ?

famous Canadian army LOL

can't they just airlift the supplies they need?

wtf r u joking there mission is to find spark plugs.lol im sure the D.O.D. spent 2 bil. on spark plugs this year ha

@FredrikEastling Im saying check your sources of information in detail, just because some1 is president or has phds dont mean he doesnt have alternative motives and is trustable. You can look at that on a personal level, a corporate level and a governmental level but any way you look at it The general public is being lied to and

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where is the war. are these soldiers fighting.

afghanistan needs tim hortons

Hearts and minds is fair enough, but a whole convoy put at risk for 3 spark plugs or even 100 would it have been worth it risking the lives of the troops.... surely they could have got plugs from rear ecshelon bases.I wouldnt have risked my troopies for spark plugs

Good work Canada, although it does seem kind of a waste of resources to get some spark plugs though and an unnecessary risk. And flying a copter to take a dude to a hospital? Seems like a inefficient use of resources. What if a NATO soldier was critically wounded an there were no medivacs available because they were flying the wounded afghan to a hospital? I guess they know better than me how to run the war. I'm just an armchair general.

@jackiebaron My family has nothing to do with my decisions about wether or not I should go to Afghanistan. If someone shoots towards me and wave guns at me yes. I would stop (Unless I had orders not to of course). And to be honest. My family has nothing to do with me not stopping at a checkpoint or not.

Not as catchy lol. But I thank our brothers to the North for fighting with us

that doesnt mean the soldiers dont have to respect her

shooting civies ? hmmm