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Dear GO!!! The Liberal government did the damage for 3 decades prior.  Mulroneys Government wrote cheques the economy could not cash.  The Conservative Govenment that wrote the white papers were seen as the first sign of hope for the CF. Of course they did not meet one of their objectives and...

No, the US could respond with a much bigger force, and are monitering our NOrthern shores for us, much to our chagrin.  What Canada needs (or so the US thinks) is missles floating in space and missle bases on our land. 

Canada does not need an army for defensive or offensive purposes.  The US has a 400 billion dollar a year Military budget.  The Americans air superiority is enough to win any battle.  Any threat to us and by proxy the USA would respond. Canada does need an army to flex it's sovereignly even...

You mentioned NAM (addressed to topic starter).  I didn't know Canada fought in NAM.  I know Canadians did, but they fought for the US which probably doesn't count as a Canadian soldier.  Did Canada send over a Canadian unit, maple leaf et al? No they can't, because the liberals did a splendid...

I don't feel unhappy living in Canada, I don't want to leave, and I don't pine to live in war torn countries.  You came to all these conclusions based on the word 'irrelvant'? I say agian, I was talking about interational politics, power politics, gun barrel politics.  You made it out as if I...

TTM The Iran-Iraq war left 1 million causualites, two countries poorer than poor, weak militaries, and a very discontent public.  The US saved Iraq by funding them with guns and food (not for altruistic purposes).  I'd say both countries could have undergone a change and did recieve ample aid...

Stop quoting Law.  We have Swords. - Pompei The Great

Ok then, for the sake of fun I'll take a silver bullet.  Or an aquatic analogy, whichever.

20 years is hardly history?  No comment You're right, troop rotation is something I never considered.  Thanks for the analogy to kiddie pools and calling  me a chump.  It's things like these which keep me coming back for more, no really it is.  But be fair, you've hung around here long enough...

That's true, getting in other peoples media is hard.  However, it's not impossible to get small nods such as the one I mentioned above. Go read some foreign newspapers online, I only recently noticed it.  Canada with all it's peace keeping clout is still pigeon holed into 'coaltion forces' or...

Which ones have needed to be rebuilt? Iraq today, Iraq 20 years ago, Afghanistan today, Afghainstan 20 so years ago,  Iran after it's war with Iraq.  Econmically and socially the countries I outlined above were destroyed.  Every major war since NAM have taken place on Middle East soil.  And...

Are we talking about a consistent run or a light jog for 6 Km? 

What are Canada's interests? Aside from the US, I feel Canada is in Afghanistan for the same reason every body else is - image.  Which is not a bad thing.  Regardless of what Sprite tells you, Image is important for us.  Even now Canadian troops are hard pressed to get media points from any...

Trinity My only factual statement was- men are stronger than women on average and that the most ideal male candidate is superior to the most ideal female candidate.  And if you don't believe that, then you've successfully ignored a very obvious difference between the sexes.  Sports, historical...

Ok, let me do a coles notes for you.  This is related to women in combat infantry or any direct combat role.  1) True- Men are physically more capable in the means and extremes for armed combat, in comparison to women. Do you buy that?  If not, then don't bother read on. 2) The military has a...

Yikes, those are some ugly comments.  Not one person here actually gave a good retort and all I got was flack.  Automatic defense mechanisms light up like fire crackers, but no real argument was made in defense. But prove me wrong.  Prove to me that women can match men in means and extremes. ...

Of course you did, don't recant the comment this early, I can still see the previous post.  ;) By pointing out that I'm still under achieving my 2.4 km run and subsequently pointing out that there are women in the CF right now that have successfully master it- you're most definitely...

Well you failed to see my point.  Wether a man is as strong as a women or not was never my agrument.  But thanks for the comment.

As long as the females have to meet the EXACT requirements as men, then I have no problem with it.  Well, that's not true.  There is a thing that lies in every single man. It's his birthright, since the dawn of time, to wage war, start fights at bars, and generally do violent things A LOT...

I quit smoking 1 month ago.  Last month I nearly died at 6 minutes of jogging on a treadmill.  Literally, I almost blacked out. This month I can jog straight for 8 minutes and did 800 m in 3:40 seconds, and nearly died from another black out. I'm getting better with every month.  I'm on a very...