IT WAS WITH GREAT RELIEF THAT I READ THIS ARTICLE. Canadian pilots will be answering to Canadian commanders and not as I had feared, Obama picked targets. When the fighters begin their combat mission out of Kuwait, they will take day-to-day targeting instruction from the U.S. coalition headquarters, based in Qatar. But Canadian commanders and officials back in Ottawa will remain in overall command, with a veto over questionable strike missions. The pilots will follow Canadian rules of engagement. One of the important qualifications to prevent civilian casualties will be the requirement to have eyes on the target through the use of CP-140 Aurora surveillance planes, said Vance. The pilots — through their targeting pods — will also have a view of their targets, and the final decision to open fire will rest entirely with them, he added. The discretion of the pilot is absolute and they can exercise that discretion 100 per cent of the time. huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10/17/canada-iraq-combat-mission_n_6005180.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular&ir=Canada+Politics
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