Canada Plans Staged IED Attacks in Washington, D.C.

Canada plans to stage mock IED attacks in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 23 and 24th, to show what Canadian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan face. Authorities plan to build a fake Afghan village in their embassy compound, then attack it with IEDs and "Taliban fighters."

I don't know about you, but I see absolutely no chance this could turn into a SNAFU, do you (insert sarcasm here)?

The date was chosen because of a a two-day military conference. The demonstration will include armed soldiers and explosive displays, with U.S. generals and members of Congress expected to be looking on.
Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas Martin, a military attaché at the Canadian embassy said:

"If this works the way I want it to, more Americans will know what Canada is doing in Afghanistan."

If Americans use common sense, they will realize that American soldiers are facing the same things.

Canadian embassy officials say they have aprpoval from the Secret Service, the State Department and the Washington, D.C. fire marshal. However, they'd better make sure the residents of D.C. are aware. We wouldn't want a repeat of the much publicized (afterwards) and minimally publicized (before) Air Force Two flyover of NYC, would we?

Realistically, it's easy to imagine a panicked public unless the Canadian embassy takes some real steps toward alerting the public. The embassy is positioned between the White House and U.S. Capitol.