Have you seen any mooses eh?
;-)
Posted on 09/02/2007 1:08:01 PM PDT by Clive
MIAMI (AP) - Warships from Canada and more than a dozen other countries joined the U.S. navy for ongoing manoeuvres Sunday near the Panama Canal in an exercise being billed as one of the largest multinational military training events of the year.
More than 30 ships began the exercises Wednesday in the waters near the canal, to practise defending the economically and strategically crucial waterway.
The exercise is scheduled to continue through Friday in the Caribbean and Pacific approaches to the canal.
Thousands of ships pass through the Panama Canal every year, shuttling more than 200 million tons of exports and imports that are vital to the region's economies, according to the Miami-based U.S. Southern Command, which is sponsoring the exercise.
A dozen Latin American and Caribbean countries were participating, as were Canada, France, the Netherlands and the United States.
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Isn’t Noreiga getting released from his Miami prison this month?
Both of them?
And yes, I use both to mean 2. Last list I saw showed two destroyers in the Atlantic fleet. The Canadians also have one functioning submarine at the moment. Then there is the west coast destroyer, and a handful of frigates on each coast.
Have you seen any mooses eh?
;-)
The Caribbean side should be seeing some heavy seas pretty soon.
You appear to have forgotten about the dozen Halifax frigates and the supply vessels, but that’s not surprising, as you appear capable only of denigration and belittlement of your one true friend on this earth.
Why do you insist on trying to besmirch the contribution of Canada to the security and freedom of our hemisphere?
Why do you constantly try to drive a wedge between our cultures?
As the Peace Arch so clearly announces to any who read it, we are “Children of a Common Mother”.
Or is it that you think that because your nation is larger, bullying is fair play?
It’s bad enough that we up here have to tolerate the morons on the left side of the political spectrum. Thoughtless posts like the one I am responding to make it that much more difficult to mend the fabric torn by years of leftism here AND THERE!
Up here we FINALLY have a genuinely close to conservative Federal gov’t. Major changes have already occurred, and more are on the way. New planes, helos, tanks, and this in the FIRST year!
Let’s try to work together for the furthering of conservative values rather than SNIPING at admitted weaknesses and shortcomings of each other, OK?
A møøse once bit my sister.
Don, he was just trying to wind us up, it appears to have worked on you. You can’t deny our Navy is in a pitiful state today compared to what it once was. It hurts me painfully, but we will have our pride restored one day.
you ass
I see they don’t teach manners in Canada any more. Or reading comprehension either, for that matter, What part of “NO personal attacks” can you not understand?
And, of course, you weren’t able to post anything to refute my post. How many functioning submarines do you think Canada has? How many Functioning destroyers do you think Canada has on the east coast? on the west coast?
Buying the used British submarines rather than new German, Swedish, or French boats was a horrible idea, and your name calling won’t make it any better.
Sooner I hope, rather than later, but modern warships aren't built overnight.
Personally I think we'd all do better as one nation. (Minus Quebec and without all the socialism of course)
Pop another Moosehead and chill, eh.
While the info I gave was dated (except as to the subs) I believe it was generally accurate. That’s probably why the Canadian guy was so upset - he couldn’t refute it. Well that, and perhaps some alcohol.
http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/americas/canada.htm
At the end of WWII, Canada’s navy was third largest on the planet.
Now while it is a pale ghost of its former self, it is still staffed by extremely well trained and skilled fighters who are quite often key players in US aircraft carrier operations as screening and anti-air platforms.
Ask any US sailor who has deployed with Cdn warriors how our personnel and abilities stack up.
Or would you rather dig yourself deeper?
There, but for the Grace of God ...
That's exactly what Hillary Obama Edwards would like to do the the United States Navy.
And now it is a small coastal defense force.
it is still staffed by extremely well trained and skilled fighters
And where did I suggest that the sailors weren't well qualified. Since you can't address me on the merits, you have to make up things to argue against.
Or would you rather dig yourself deeper?
You are the one that seems to be shoveling something. If you have any facts to refute my points, produce them. On the other hand, if you are trying to suggest that Canada's navy is adequate to defend its own shorelines, much less project, I'll laugh at you.
Canada probably ranks slightly behind the Netherlands in naval strength, Slightly ahead of Norway and Pakistan. Perhaps the equal of Thailand.
you are still an ass
And you are still intellectually challenged. Perhaps Canada needed a ‘No Child Left Behind’ program when you were in school.
Listen you mealy mouthed nitwit, clowns like you wonder why the U.S. gets a world wide bad rap while with your next breath you badmouth and denigrate your closest and best friend and ally with meaningless and poorly researched B.S.
Canada is pulling her weight in this war on terror and is bringing her fair share of young men and women home in bodybags, some the victims of U.S.forces friendly fire I might add, so why don’t you just STFU.
No thanks. And I continue to suggest that you invest in a course in reading comprehension. You were badly shortchanged in your education.
Thanks.
You are a pompous hypocrite. You unreservedly offer your opinion on the current state of the Canadian Military with great authority yet discount my critical comment as snide and underhanded. Well, quite frankly, I am just as tired of the uninformed horseshit some of you bozo’s peddle on these threads as well. You like to dish it out but can’t take it.
Canadian’s have always stood up to be counted when confronted with tyrants, often without state of the art weaponry, but we stood up anyway and took out lumps. sometimes while America sat on it’s ass. ( another snide and underhanded comment that will surely piss you off)
There’s the Canadian chest thumping that I know and love! Oh well I guess the US should just go back to sitting on its ass. It’s what we’re known for eh?
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