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To: CeDex
Hmmm we have troops both in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as Naval and Airforce support. Better get your facts straight....mate!
11 posted on 08/20/2005 1:59:40 AM PDT by Aussiebabe
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To: Aussiebabe
Are you trying to engage me in some kind of pis*ing contest between the Australian/Canadian military? Well, don't bother. I'm American.

Re-read my post. The original article is about the divergent policies/philosophies (at least, according those interviewed) between the two countries GOVERNMENTS. Yet, right out of the gate, the first half dozen posters started ragging in on NOT ONLY the Canadian government, but Canadians in general, and (what COULD be misread as) members of their active military itself, who are currently engaged WITH US in Afghanistan.

I could care less if Australia has 10, or 10,000 troops in the ME/Afghanistan. Same goes for Canada. And Poland. The fact is, they're all there, FIGHTING THE FIGHT. AS ALLIES, as well as individuals.

But other point I was trying to make is, and please READ THIS CAREFULLY: If there's some 19yo Canadian kid/grunt stationed in Kandahar, who volunteered to sign up DESPITE the shortcomings of his Liberal government, and just happens to be reading FreeRepublic and some of these comments on his or her laptop at this very moment, THEN I as an American, and a freeper, am deeply offended and embarrassed by those same comments. And for that, I deeply apologize to any Canadian military who may be reading this (and any part I had in it).

If you want to slag off the Canadian government, go ahead. Have a ball. But don't slag off the kids who are there helping out. That's just (for lack of of a better term): pathetic.

I believe I also mentioned something about RESPECT re: the above.

Got that? MATE?
15 posted on 08/20/2005 3:09:29 AM PDT by CeDex
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To: Aussiebabe
He does have his facts straight. Canada has troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and other middle east countries I can not disclose as well as air support elements in the entire region. We also have troops in Bosnia, Golan, Siera Lione, Sudan, Haiti, Siani, Jerusalem, Darfur etc.

Last time I checked Canada was doing more than their fair share of ship boardings in the Gulf.
19 posted on 08/20/2005 5:03:06 PM PDT by recce guy
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