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1 posted on 07/16/2005 2:59:49 AM PDT by Clive
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To: Great Dane; Alberta's Child; headsonpikes; coteblanche; Ryle; albertabound; mitchbert; ...
It's nice to have a Chief of the Defence Staff who calls a spade a bloody shovel.
2 posted on 07/16/2005 3:04:15 AM PDT by Clive
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To: Clive
What an encouraging post. There are canooks with a pair! As to the Polaris Institute.....bugger off!
3 posted on 07/16/2005 3:08:20 AM PDT by Recon Dad (Super Guy)
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To: Clive

When all the Canadians liberals finish ganging up on this guy , I dont think he will last long. Too bad. he sounds like he could get the job done. Sorry he doesnt have a strong capable force to command.


4 posted on 07/16/2005 3:17:47 AM PDT by sgtbono2002
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To: Clive
If Canadians were shocked that the head of their military called his enemy "detestable murderers and scumbags,"

...then there's something worryingly, fundamentally wrong with Canadians.

5 posted on 07/16/2005 3:21:32 AM PDT by prion (Yes, as a matter of fact, I AM the spelling police)
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To: Clive
Cheers to General Hillier, a real Canadian hero!

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6 posted on 07/16/2005 3:23:12 AM PDT by M. Espinola (Freedom is never free)
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I sincerely hope that Hillier's calling terrorists "detestable murderers and scumbags" did not offend the Liberal sensibilities of too many Canadians. There are so many nuanced explanations that could be offered for their actions. Perhaps the women and children they blow up (forget about the men)had in some way offended them and had failed to apologize in the proper ritual fashion. Perhaps they were just having a bad day (it can happen to anybody) and decided to blow something up to relieve the stress. Indeed, let's be careful about using such a loaded term as terrorist, and wow! scumbags.


7 posted on 07/16/2005 3:24:49 AM PDT by Malesherbes
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The man sounds just like the just retired Australian Chief of the Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove.

I wish him luck fighting all the damn lefties in Canada.


8 posted on 07/16/2005 3:28:47 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: Clive

Those that were "shocked" are exactly who Rove was talking about.


9 posted on 07/16/2005 4:10:08 AM PDT by Smartaleck
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I happen to be a Canadian who is a naturalized US citizen. It is very rare to see anything coming out of the Canadian Military that isn't a crock of Lefty doublespeak. Remeber that is the 1970's the entire military in Canada underwent a "revolutionary" change on how its soldiers were promoted. Bilingualism in French/English was made more important than soldiering skills. This turned Canada's small armed forces into a civil service who occasionally had to carry rifles. Many Anglophones bitterly left the service.The French element became more significant in the forces, and many of us know what that can mean in terms of French culture and the military. France has shown us this
of late, althopugh there have been good, loyal brave French soldiers in Canadas opast, there also have been nightmares.

General Rick Hillier is a modern day Canadian "Chesty Puller." The problem is that Canadas politicians rule him, and my prediction is that they will ruin this good soldier, crumpling him and tossing him aside like a piece of used tissue, once they have established a " lets be tuff on terror hollow posture." He should come to the US and join up with S.O.G. or Team Force Delta. They could use a Newfoundlander who can speak farsi
( now there's a scary image, hey?).


10 posted on 07/16/2005 4:18:12 AM PDT by Candor7 (Into Liberal Flatulence Goes the Hope of the West)
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"His use of epithets such as 'scumbags' and 'killers' is reminiscent of language used by (U.S.) President (George W.) Bush and U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld," said project director Steven Staples

Thats because these guys get it you "scumbag" "killer enabler".

11 posted on 07/16/2005 4:20:10 AM PDT by normy (Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
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"We are not the Public Service of Canada," he declared. "We are not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces and our job is to be able to kill people."


Sounds like they got the right guy for the job, but maybe its the wrong country. Canada may have become too liberal to have a "Soldier's soldier" as Chief of its Armed Forces. Wouldn't be surprised to see this guy courtmarshaled or forced out, even if its for using harsh language.


14 posted on 07/16/2005 4:51:23 AM PDT by rbg81
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The Polaris Institute said the defense minister needs to "clarify" Hillier's "very alarming" comments

"detestable murderers and scumbags" ... Hmmmmm ... sounds crystal clear to me.

18 posted on 07/16/2005 5:54:49 AM PDT by layman (Card Carrying Infidel)
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>
> "I can certainly understand that there may be people who are
> concerned with the tone of his statements," said Jurgutis.
>

what??

oh, yeah, terrorists i guess.

geez what is wrong with these people


21 posted on 07/16/2005 7:27:12 AM PDT by kpp_kpp
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To: Clive
YeeeeHaw!!

It is about friggin time.

I can only pray the lefties in Ottawa do not shut this guy down anytime soon.

24 posted on 07/16/2005 8:49:51 AM PDT by concrete is my business (God bless construction workers.)
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Nice to hear a warrior speak out. Its been way too long!


25 posted on 07/16/2005 9:04:21 AM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Clive
"We are not the Public Service of Canada," he declared. "We are not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces and our job is to be able to kill people."

Now we're talkin'!!! Good for Hillier!

I'm not surprised at his tone at all ... he's a Newfie and they say it as it is. What I am surprised at is that the libs picked him in the first place. He's the kind of guy who can send off the leftists crying and covering their ears.
27 posted on 07/16/2005 10:12:50 AM PDT by NorthOf45
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In order to defeat the scumbags we must first fix the immigration system. If you're not going to go after the enemies within, because there are a lot of al-Qaeda people here then the efforts in Afghanistan will be rendered useless.


28 posted on 07/17/2005 4:21:57 AM PDT by youngtory (Kick the Red Tories out of the Conservative Party!)
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"We are not the Public Service of Canada," he declared. "We are not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces and our job is to be able to kill people."

Refreshingly blunt.

30 posted on 07/17/2005 6:14:25 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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