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Canada's Contribution (Extreme irony alert)
The Toronto Sun ^
| March 24, 2003
| CHRIS DOUCETTE
Posted on 03/24/2003 8:23:24 AM PST by IvanT
Canadian troops may not be part of the Iraq conflict, but our technology is front and centre.
About 1,700 defence contractors in Canada export military hardware such as armoured vehicles, electronic equipment and flight simulators around the globe.
And much of the gear sold to the U.S. has improved since 1991, meaning American soldiers are better equipped to fight than they were more than a decade ago.
"Technology is much more advanced," said Chris Stellwag of CAE Canada's military training division.
Based in Toronto, CAE is a world leader in flight simulation technology,.
Its state-of-the-art simulators can prepare pilots for night missions and even reproduce the sand kicked up from the blades of a helicopter for added realism.
Thanks to satellite imaging, any area in the world can be transformed into virtual reality -- down to the buildings and trees -- providing an edge to soldiers preparing for battle, Stellwag said.
About 550 commercial satellites orbiting the earth use components made by Com Dev of Cambridge.
If the war is fought on city streets as expected, light armoured vehicles (LAVs) made in London, Ont., should do Canada proud.
"They did quite well the last time around," Ken Yamashita, of General Dynamics Land Systems, said of the LAVs' appearance in the first Gulf war.
In fact, the U.S. has been so impressed with the performance of the eight-wheeled vehicles that it has ordered another 2,100 in addition to the 800 already in use, he said.
"These types of vehicles do very well in an urban setting," Yamashita said of the versatile, easily transported LAVs.
TOPICS: Canada; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; iraqifreedom
Irony, or outright hypocrisy, given our government's stance?
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posted on
03/24/2003 8:23:24 AM PST
by
IvanT
To: IvanT
Hey, A new meaning for the "V" so-called peace sign
Legs in the air, come on in and f*ck me.
Pass it on.
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posted on
03/24/2003 8:25:07 AM PST
by
SF Geo
To: IvanT
And how much equipment did our Canadian friends sell to the Iraqi's either directly or indirectly?
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posted on
03/24/2003 8:25:50 AM PST
by
Kozak
To: IvanT
What a crock of sh*t. They haven't helped and will continue to sit idle w/ chretien
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posted on
03/24/2003 8:26:21 AM PST
by
dawgmeat9
To: IvanT
I wonder how many reverse gears were designed into their LAV's? We probably had to have custom trannies for US version.
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posted on
03/24/2003 8:39:45 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(eif eit smells eits french)
To: Kozak
And how much equipment did our Canadian friends sell to the Iraqi's either directly or indirectly? Don't know. How much has the US or Britain sold ?
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posted on
03/24/2003 8:40:34 AM PST
by
Snowyman
To: Snowyman
I'm not aware that any Canadian companies have sold Iraq anything. That's pure speculation, so in that train of thought, I wonder how much the US has sold to Iraq?
I seem to recall a certain government and person named Donald Rumsfeld helping Iraq out bigtime in the 80's against Iran.
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posted on
03/24/2003 8:54:45 AM PST
by
IvanT
To: dawgmeat9
What a crock of sh*t. They haven't helped and will continue to sit idle w/ chretien Um, no kidding. Well, dogmeat9, my friend, I can see that you entirely missed the point of me posting this article. Look 'irony' up in the dictionary please. Do try to keep up.
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posted on
03/24/2003 9:00:54 AM PST
by
IvanT
To: IvanT
So nice that the Canucks can make money while our soldiers shed blood.
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posted on
03/24/2003 9:03:04 AM PST
by
cynicom
To: SF Geo
The V sign once was the Victory sign. Remember Churchill holding his hand up?
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posted on
03/24/2003 9:04:31 AM PST
by
B4Ranch
(Keep America safe! Thank the troops for our freedom.)
To: IvanT
Wow, you're sure a winner. I post replies to articles not titles.
To: IvanT
I'm not aware that any Canadian companies have sold Iraq anythingNeither am I. That's why I asked the question.
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posted on
03/24/2003 9:10:12 AM PST
by
Snowyman
To: IvanT
I seem to recall a certain government and person named Donald Rumsfeld helping Iraq out bigtime in the 80's against Iran.
Big deal. The US helped the Soviet Union during world war 2 when it was in OUR interest to do so. Enemies (and ALLIES) change over time.
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posted on
03/24/2003 9:38:30 AM PST
by
Kozak
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