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Hi all. Alright, this semester I've opted to take a Strategic Studies class, which essentially deals with foreign policies of war, arms control and the like. One topic of the course is Peacekeeping. During a class discussion, most of the members of the class had highly convoluted perceptions of peacekeeping and our military as a whole. I want to avoid using the term 'Hippies' and 'Overly-Left Wing' to describe the commenters. Essentially, the majority of the class thought that peacekeeping is both ineffective and needless, and that the nation isn't doing 'enough'. There was also quite a bit of CF-bashing involved too. Furthermore there was a defined case of 'America good! Canada lazy!'. Needless to say, I took offense to their uneducated and misinformed tirades. Because I've yet to go on a peacekeeping mission (I've yet to finish BMOQ and the like) I didn't necessarily feel qualified enough to make a good comment to put the lefties in their place. So, I'm basically asking anyone who's served on peacekeeping missions what it's all about, and what the real reality of peacekeeping is. I really want to show these people the reality. The perceptions of the individuals in my class are clearly wrong and at least need some constructive criticism. Any help would be appreciated.