Comments on: Canadian Troops Bear Greater Brunt than Americans, Afghans http://lawiscool.com/2010/01/04/canadian-troops-bear-greater-brunt-than-americans-afghans/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SunnyP http://lawiscool.com/2010/01/04/canadian-troops-bear-greater-brunt-than-americans-afghans/comment-page-1/#comment-7963 SunnyP Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:45:07 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=2349#comment-7963 Does this mean Canadian troops are being exposed to more dangerous situations, or that Canadian troops are dying more often? These numbers mean nothing without context. Who's doing the lionshare of the work? Who's in the more hostile regions? Who's undertaking the most dangerous work? How are these fatalities/casualties coming about? Friendly fire, enemy combatants, road-side bombs? Does this mean Canadian troops are being exposed to more dangerous situations, or that Canadian troops are dying more often?

These numbers mean nothing without context. Who’s doing the lionshare of the work? Who’s in the more hostile regions? Who’s undertaking the most dangerous work?

How are these fatalities/casualties coming about? Friendly fire, enemy combatants, road-side bombs?

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