One Canadian soldier dies in Afghanistan due to "Horse Play" (or bad driving) and we make a
big thing about it.
[ I Truly am sorry to the family of that soldier - but more people die on the streets of
Toronto due to unforeseen accidents 'Daily'.]
When only 8 Canadian Soldiers have died in Afghanistan (and more than half of them due to
'Friendly Fire'), it truly makes me wonder how the 'United States' soldiers feel !!!
How many of these guys wish they could 'defect' to a more 'efficiently' run Military
Organization.
Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no other country, and
'execute' their objectives with the "highest of precision" (with 'minimal lose of life' ).
Even better than the British and the Israelis - if you can believe that one.
[True, we took some un-necessary loses in WWI - but we never make the same mistake TWICE.]
This has been our Mantra since WWI, and "By God", we stick by it !!!
:-(]
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Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
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25 Nov 2005 12:19:30 PM |
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"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
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Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in
their graves.
Jane
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Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in their graves.
Canadians are tough, Jane. It's the miserable government. The Canadian soldiers have such tight
rules of engagement that they're about as useful as tits on boar pig. Americans took the point
during Operation Anaconda. They had too. Canadian troops are terrified of firing a weapon. Every
engagement is examined by the white collars to determine if measured force was used. Morale of the
Canadian combat soldier sucks in Afghanistan. The peace keeping gents are quite happy. But their not
combat trained either.
Jane
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25 Nov 2005 07:35:07 PM |
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"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
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Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in
their graves.
Canadians are tough, Jane. It's the miserable government. The Canadian
soldiers have such tight rules of engagement that they're about as useful
as tits on boar pig. Americans took the point during Operation Anaconda.
They had too. Canadian troops are terrified of firing a weapon. Every
engagement is examined by the white collars to determine if measured force
was used. Morale of the Canadian combat soldier sucks in Afghanistan. The
peace keeping gents are quite happy. But their not combat trained either.
Amen to all that.
Jane
Jane
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25 Nov 2005 03:45:01 PM |
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Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
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Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not? I think it's a bit much to expect a country with
the population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort. (and,
please don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the guard
at Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off,
etc. I wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
Woods
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29 Nov 2005 05:45:18 AM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
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Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not?
Not. It fought as part of the *Commonwealth* (think of it as a voluntary
version of teh British Empire) as did the Aussie, New Zealanders, Indians,
Kenyans etc etc. (And a bloody big thank you to them too!) Although Canada
may have counted as a dependent then.. not sure.
I think it's a bit much to expect a country with
the population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort.
Canada has alway punched and continues to punche above its weight in miltary
terms - in part because it's Navy's NATO role was very similar to the
carried out in WWII - convoy escort - so they Navy was always fairly well
equipped up to the 90's at least.
(and, please don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the
guard
at Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off,
etc. I wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
I wouldn't take the performance of their ceremonial soldiers as an
indication of the standard of the rest of their army
Woods
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29 Nov 2005 10:03:52 PM |
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tw wrote:
"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
news:de925$4386b2b0$4076284f$8620@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not?
Not. It fought as part of the *Commonwealth* (think of it as a voluntary
version of teh British Empire) as did the Aussie, New Zealanders, Indians,
Kenyans etc etc. (And a bloody big thank you to them too!) Although Canada
may have counted as a dependent then.. not sure.
Ah, okay. I thought it was part of the Royal something-or-other. A lot
of Americans hightailed it up to Canada to join up for the service
because the US wasn't involved yet.
I think it's a bit much to expect a country with
the population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort.
Canada has alway punched and continues to punche above its weight in miltary
terms - in part because it's Navy's NATO role was very similar to the
carried out in WWII - convoy escort - so they Navy was always fairly well
equipped up to the 90's at least.
It's ridiculous - we learn all kinds of stuff about Europe and US
history, and almost nothing about Canadian affairs and history. I think
we should be learning just a bit more about our closest neighbor.
(and, please don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the
guard
at Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off,
etc. I wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
I wouldn't take the performance of their ceremonial soldiers as an
indication of the standard of the rest of their army
Okay, I can only go by what I see, though.
Woods
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25 Nov 2005 04:35:49 PM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
news:de925$4386b2b0$4076284f$8620@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not? I think it's a bit much to expect a country with the
population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort. (and, please
don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the guard at
Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off, etc. I
wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
I don't blame the soldiers; it is the way they are neutered today. Yes,
Canada fought with Great Britain, and the rest of the Commonwealth, but had
a separate armed forces. Canada liberated Holland from the Nazis and the
Dutch still love us. In WWII, in fact, Canada waited a day or two after
England before declaring war (just to assert independence, methinks, :)).
After WWII, Canada had the fourth-rated army in the world...despite the
small population. Like the Aussies, we were known for being tough warriors
back then.
The army has since been decimated and neutered by our mostly Liberal
govts...beginning with Trudeau. We were able to spend our $$$ on social
programs because we knew we had the US to defend us.
Jane
Woods
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25 Nov 2005 06:22:26 PM |
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Jane wrote:
"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
news:xBLhf.51102$JQ.26620@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
news:de925$4386b2b0$4076284f$8620@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not? I think it's a bit much to expect a country with the
population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort. (and, please
don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the guard at
Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off, etc. I
wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
I don't blame the soldiers; it is the way they are neutered today. Yes,
Canada fought with Great Britain, and the rest of the Commonwealth, but had
a separate armed forces. Canada liberated Holland from the Nazis and the
Dutch still love us. In WWII, in fact, Canada waited a day or two after
England before declaring war (just to assert independence, methinks, :)).
After WWII, Canada had the fourth-rated army in the world...despite the
small population. Like the Aussies, we were known for being tough warriors
back then.
The army has since been decimated and neutered by our mostly Liberal
govts...beginning with Trudeau. We were able to spend our $$$ on social
programs because we knew we had the US to defend us.
And that's just what makes sense, IMHO. Why spend all the $$$ it takes
to train a well-honed fighting force when you've got such a small
population in a huge land mass. To me, it just doesn't make sense, and
I don't think Canada or Canadians should be at all embarassed by using
your collective noodle!
Woods
Jane
Woods
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25 Nov 2005 07:34:24 PM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
news:xBLhf.51102$JQ.26620@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
news:de925$4386b2b0$4076284f$8620@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in
camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not? I think it's a bit much to expect a country with
the population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort. (and, please
don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the guard at
Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off, etc. I
wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
I don't blame the soldiers; it is the way they are neutered today. Yes,
Canada fought with Great Britain, and the rest of the Commonwealth, but
had a separate armed forces. Canada liberated Holland from the Nazis and
the Dutch still love us. In WWII, in fact, Canada waited a day or two
after England before declaring war (just to assert independence,
methinks, :)). After WWII, Canada had the fourth-rated army in the
world...despite the small population. Like the Aussies, we were known
for being tough warriors back then.
The army has since been decimated and neutered by our mostly Liberal
govts...beginning with Trudeau. We were able to spend our $$$ on social
programs because we knew we had the US to defend us.
And that's just what makes sense, IMHO. Why spend all the $$$ it takes to
train a well-honed fighting force when you've got such a small population
in a huge land mass. To me, it just doesn't make sense, and I don't think
Canada or Canadians should be at all embarassed by using your collective
noodle!
Well, I admit to being somewhat embarrassed! I mean, obviously we can't
hope to defend the country...as you say, we don't have the numbers. But our
armed forces had guts and pride and were able to pull their weight overseas
in the past. Now we don't even shine at peacekeeping, even though we
invented it.
Jane
Woods
Jane
Woods
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| User: "tw" |
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29 Nov 2005 05:48:02 AM |
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"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
news:xBLhf.51102$JQ.26620@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
news:de925$4386b2b0$4076284f$8620@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above
no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in
camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over
in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not? I think it's a bit much to expect a country with
the population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the
Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort. (and,
please
don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the guard at
Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off, etc.
I
wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
I don't blame the soldiers; it is the way they are neutered today.
Yes,
Canada fought with Great Britain, and the rest of the Commonwealth, but
had a separate armed forces. Canada liberated Holland from the Nazis
and
the Dutch still love us. In WWII, in fact, Canada waited a day or two
after England before declaring war (just to assert independence,
methinks, :)). After WWII, Canada had the fourth-rated army in the
world...despite the small population. Like the Aussies, we were known
for being tough warriors back then.
The army has since been decimated and neutered by our mostly Liberal
govts...beginning with Trudeau. We were able to spend our $$$ on
social
programs because we knew we had the US to defend us.
And that's just what makes sense, IMHO. Why spend all the $$$ it takes
to
train a well-honed fighting force when you've got such a small
population
in a huge land mass. To me, it just doesn't make sense, and I don't
think
Canada or Canadians should be at all embarassed by using your collective
noodle!
Well, I admit to being somewhat embarrassed! I mean, obviously we can't
hope to defend the country...as you say, we don't have the numbers.
Nonsense. What you do have is a big country and a lot o fpeople used to
living in it. Who would have thought a bunch of rag-tag guerillas could
defeat the Great Bear in Afghanistan?
But our armed forces had guts and pride and were able to pull their
weight overseas
in the past.
Roger that. Maybe not as tough of the Aussies, but that's what happens when
you interbreed with the French and live so close to America;-)
Now we don't even shine at peacekeeping, even though we
invented it.
Jane
Woods
Jane
Woods
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| User: "Jane" |
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29 Nov 2005 05:04:23 PM |
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"tw" <no@no.com> wrote in message
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"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
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Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above
no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in
camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over
in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not? I think it's a bit much to expect a country with
the population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the
Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort. (and,
please
don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the guard at
Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off, etc.
I
wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
I don't blame the soldiers; it is the way they are neutered today.
Yes,
Canada fought with Great Britain, and the rest of the Commonwealth,
but
had a separate armed forces. Canada liberated Holland from the Nazis
and
the Dutch still love us. In WWII, in fact, Canada waited a day or two
after England before declaring war (just to assert independence,
methinks, :)). After WWII, Canada had the fourth-rated army in the
world...despite the small population. Like the Aussies, we were known
for being tough warriors back then.
The army has since been decimated and neutered by our mostly Liberal
govts...beginning with Trudeau. We were able to spend our $$$ on
social
programs because we knew we had the US to defend us.
And that's just what makes sense, IMHO. Why spend all the $$$ it takes
to
train a well-honed fighting force when you've got such a small
population
in a huge land mass. To me, it just doesn't make sense, and I don't
think
Canada or Canadians should be at all embarassed by using your
collective
noodle!
Well, I admit to being somewhat embarrassed! I mean, obviously we can't
hope to defend the country...as you say, we don't have the numbers.
Nonsense. What you do have is a big country and a lot o fpeople used to
living in it. Who would have thought a bunch of rag-tag guerillas could
defeat the Great Bear in Afghanistan?
good point! But we are a soft, spoiled and pampered bunch, unlike the
Mujaheddin.
But our armed forces had guts and pride and were able to pull their
weight overseas
in the past.
Roger that. Maybe not as tough of the Aussies, but that's what happens
when
you interbreed with the French and live so close to America;-)
Haha! The vast majority were English Canadians, mainly because the vast
majority of the army operated only in English. The French were represented
by only a few Francophone divisions. There were riots in Quebec when they
tried conscription in the first world war.
Now we don't even shine at peacekeeping, even though we
invented it.
Jane
Woods
Jane
Woods
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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| Title: Re: One Canadian Dies in Afganisan. |
29 Nov 2005 10:07:20 PM |
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tw wrote:
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uYOhf.7679$e43.437096@news20.bellglobal.com...
"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
news:xBLhf.51102$JQ.26620@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
Jane wrote:
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message
news:de925$4386b2b0$4076284f$8620@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above
no
other >country,
Translation-let the Americans do the dangerous work. We'll stay in
camp.
True. Those who died for Canada in WWI and WWII must be rolling over
in
their graves.
Jane
I don't think so. During WWI and WWII, Canada fought as part of Great
Britain, did it not? I think it's a bit much to expect a country with
the population of New York State, and nearly the land mass of the
Soviet
Union, to be expected to put forth a large military effort. (and,
please
don't take this as a dig, but I've seen the changing of the guard at
Parliament, and the soldiers look pretty amateurish - timing off, etc.
I
wouldn't want to send them into anything heavy duty, either).
I don't blame the soldiers; it is the way they are neutered today.
Yes,
Canada fought with Great Britain, and the rest of the Commonwealth, but
had a separate armed forces. Canada liberated Holland from the Nazis
and
the Dutch still love us. In WWII, in fact, Canada waited a day or two
after England before declaring war (just to assert independence,
methinks, :)). After WWII, Canada had the fourth-rated army in the
world...despite the small population. Like the Aussies, we were known
for being tough warriors back then.
The army has since been decimated and neutered by our mostly Liberal
govts...beginning with Trudeau. We were able to spend our $$$ on
social
programs because we knew we had the US to defend us.
And that's just what makes sense, IMHO. Why spend all the $$$ it takes
to
train a well-honed fighting force when you've got such a small
population
in a huge land mass. To me, it just doesn't make sense, and I don't
think
Canada or Canadians should be at all embarassed by using your collective
noodle!
Well, I admit to being somewhat embarrassed! I mean, obviously we can't
hope to defend the country...as you say, we don't have the numbers.
Nonsense. What you do have is a big country and a lot o fpeople used to
living in it. Who would have thought a bunch of rag-tag guerillas could
defeat the Great Bear in Afghanistan?
But our armed forces had guts and pride and were able to pull their
weight overseas
in the past.
Roger that. Maybe not as tough of the Aussies, but that's what happens when
you interbreed with the French and live so close to America;-)
There's an old joke about Canada. They had the opportunity to embrace
American technology, French cuisine and British culture, but instead
ended up with French technology, British cuisine and American culture.
(I actually heard that on some Canadian TV show, so if quoted accurately
it would be "we" rather than "they"). I'm guessing that at the time that
joke came out, it wasn't yet common knowledge that the US learned about
the aerodynamics for mach1+ from the Canadians (who had a wind tunnel
that could approach those speeds).
Woods
Now we don't even shine at peacekeeping, even though we
invented it.
Jane
Woods
Jane
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25 Nov 2005 12:49:32 AM |
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More like let the American Troops go "Rangi" and let the Republican Media Cover-Ups make it
sound like 'Collateral Damage' (or just one of the casualties of WAR !!!).
Canadian Militia act with 'precision' and 'expertise'. American "Buck Rogers" wannabees could
learn a lot from this approach !!!
Just A Canadian Thought.
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25 Nov 2005 01:08:34 AM |
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As a 'side note' Canadian Troops have 'secured' more ground in Afghanistan than any other
Coalition Force (due to their Honesty to the 'locals').
You can 'Fake Out' the Warlords, but sooner (or later), they will "Bite The Hand That Feeds
Them !!!"
Food (or Hands) For Thought.
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| User: "dreamwalker" |
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| Title: Re: One Canadian Dies in Afganisan. |
25 Nov 2005 07:00:54 AM |
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"The Other Guy" <TheOtherGuy@NewWorldsBeyond.com> wrote in message
news:BIyhf.32463$gK4.839401@news20.bellglobal.com...
As a 'side note' Canadian Troops have 'secured' more ground in Afghanistan than any other
Coalition Force (due to their Honesty to the 'locals').
You can 'Fake Out' the Warlords, but sooner (or later), they will "Bite The Hand That Feeds
Them !!!"
Food (or Hands) For Thought.
:-(]
Yeah, sure.
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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| Title: Re: One Canadian Dies in Afganisan. |
25 Nov 2005 07:44:01 AM |
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The Other Guy wrote:
One Canadian soldier dies in Afghanistan due to "Horse Play" (or bad driving) and we make a
big thing about it.
[ I Truly am sorry to the family of that soldier - but more people die on the streets of
Toronto due to unforeseen accidents 'Daily'.]
When only 8 Canadian Soldiers have died in Afghanistan (and more than half of them due to
'Friendly Fire'), it truly makes me wonder how the 'United States' soldiers feel !!!
How many of these guys wish they could 'defect' to a more 'efficiently' run Military
Organization.
Canada is one of the few countries that places Troop Welfare above no other country, and
'execute' their objectives with the "highest of precision" (with 'minimal lose of life' ).
Even better than the British and the Israelis - if you can believe that one.
[True, we took some un-necessary loses in WWI - but we never make the same mistake TWICE.]
That's probably the biggest difference between Canada and the US - we
repeat our mistakes. :-(
Woods
This has been our Mantra since WWI, and "By God", we stick by it !!!
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