Scott Hobbs

Wow, holy don't update lately?

Sorry about the hiatus everyone... I have recieved more than a few emails asking if I had really turned Liberal (see: April Fool's joke). 

Actually I have been especially busy with a few projects. For one, I am working on a few websites... and they have deadlines, so they do kind of take priority. Money is money.

Secondly, I am helping to organize an advocacy group for encouraging new development in Thunder Bay. Its a non political initiative, but something I am very strongly supportive of.

I have been playing a lot of guitar lately too (NEW TOY!), so I have been spending less time on the computer than I usually would.

I do promise I will try to spend more time updating this coming week. But I am not putting that in writing... or wait... yes I am... but you can't hold me to it.

And for those of you turning the crank at the rumour mill, I don't really think invading Pakistan was all that great of an idea.

:)

Later kids,

S.

So it is starting to look like there could be some real troop increases in Afghanistan. It's about damn time too. For my regular readers, you will know I have always maintained that NATO had too few troops on the ground in Afghanistan, especially in Kandahar and Helmand provinces.

France providing 1000 troops in the east will allow the US to move an equal number of their soldiers to Kandahar, and now Robert Gates has indicated there may be even more on the way by way of new soldiers.

Add that to Georgia's offer of 500 (non-NATO) troops, and you are looking at a net gain of 2500, with up to 2000 of those soldiers added to the volatile south... not a bad increase.

Now if we could convince Germany and Italy to step up to the plate, we might just do alright after all.