Re "Canada's return to UN peacekeeping promises little peace." (Walkom). Aug. 11): Lester Pearson said the UN should have enough military muscle to enforce peace as well as keep it. This has never been the case, so let's do things differently this time around.
1): Make sure to send our peacekeepers to places where they would be respected by both sides in conflict.
2): have Canada's elite JTF force ready for rapid deployment if the peacekeepers are under attack.
3): don't try to keep the peace in too many places at once as was often the case in previous deployments.
4):Don't get bogged down for years as we have in Cyprus.
5): The government, media and public should honour the peacekeepers, especially those wounded or killed in combat, not ignore them as they disgracefully did in the past.
Re "Canada's return to UN peacekeeping promises little peace." (Walkom). Aug. 11): Lester Pearson said the UN should have enough military muscle to enforce peace as well as keep it. This has never been the case, so let's do things differently this time around.
1): Make sure to send our peacekeepers to places where they would be respected by both sides in conflict.
2): have Canada's elite JTF force ready for rapid deployment if the peacekeepers are under attack.
3): don't try to keep the peace in too many places at once as was often the case in previous deployments.
4):Don't get bogged down for years as we have in Cyprus.
5): The government, media and public should honour the peacekeepers, especially those wounded or killed in combat, not ignore them as they disgracefully did in the past.
CFP “Poet in Residence” William Bedford was born in Dublin, Ireland, but has lived in Toronto for most of his life. His poems and articles have been published in many Canadian journals and in some American publications.
