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Those soldier are NOT wearing blue helmets my friend - as per the line you posted "ISAF is a coalition of the willing - not a UN force properly speaking" Mock me if you wish my tiny socialist friend - what I speak is the truth - they have long washed their hands of this one - blue is very rare there now. Borg

Well, the libs would have simply wiped out the deficit for one year by dipping into the money they stole and hid in those nice "unauditable" little side corporations. Only they know where the bodies are buried. Perhaps Corbeil will reveal the truth - heaven knows the average lib has been a thief for years - after all they do have that "entitlement" attitude. Bet the creature is a bit nervous right at the moment - wonder how much he got from it all lib = entitlement = crooks Borg

All too cerebral for me Women have kids Men feed them all Unfortunately we have gone the way of anything that feels good for anyone is ok Fact is we no longer breed kids Women leaving the home has done this No need to worry about the women of the country - they will do as they see fit - we have trained them that to be a mother is second class - population is not important so we import people - and not always the right type of people. Then we have trained all that we must have all the bells and whistles that only two incomes can provide. If families were important in the past, are important in the present and to be important in the future, there would be provision made to allow the woman to stay home and there would have been no financial inequalities - but all governments have never recognized the mother as an important factor Now-a-days a stay at home mom is often derided for her lack of desire to advance in the business world Personally anymore I give a damn if women are happy - they made their bed and now they have to lay in it - my family is very happy - I work hard to ensure that - and that is the only one that counts - the rest of the women of canada can get on board or they can take a frigging hike Choice is theirs Borg

So this person comes to canada and stays - despite any crimes he may have committed in the past? How canadian If I commit a serious crime in canada and then leave for another country and am discovered 12 years later - there is to be no repercussions - as I am now no longer a criminal? If I were then to use a foreign church for sanctuary the canadians would be howling foul play and demanding that government be sending me home. Moonbox - you need to think a bit more about things - but - I must admit - canadians are a strange bunch at the best of times As for Ujjal Dosanjh - he would do anything to get the vote - perhaps even sell his own children to the highest bidder. Borg

The UN is NOT involved in IRAQ and Afghanistan. It also is a toothless tiger - big roar and no capability. Also very, very corrupt - the stories I cannot tell are even worse than the stories already published - listen - you get this straight - you and millions of canadians have to start thinking for yourself. Those bastards called libs and the limp dick left leanig press have people in canada loving the UN - most other countries in the world not only do NOT respect the UN - they DETEST the UN - a large number of countries only use the UN for political and sometimes illegal purpose - hell even that SOB Annan had a son who was enjoying privilige while using the UN to further his personal wealth - think on that for a bit. Forget the UN and never count on them. NEVER!! They will leave you twisting in the wind with words and NO actions. Afghanistan is NATO - and we are there because of the liberals - we stay because canada has signed the treaty Do you want us to honour our word - or do you want us to cut and run? Remember - someday it may be us who needs the assistance of the NATO folk - they might not come. That is why we sign these treaties - when we do we admit there are times when we will be forced to do things that we might not like to do. Borg

Well squirt that has to be the nicest thing anyone has said to me in months Now go take a break from your sanctimonious life and kill a fish or a deer - and perhaps even enjoy it at the same time Borg

They could do it - but they lack the capability. They cannot reach all parts of this vast country - in fact even the military has difficulty in doing this - shameful really. To equip civilian agencies as the military is equipped would cost billions - in fact more than it would cost to maintain and upgrade the military - can't have that now - might not be considered proper - budgets you know old boy - budgets. Borg

Ok - now I am off topic - thanks for the laugh. Some of the dumbest people I know have achieved great scores on examinations. Sun will be up soon - I am off for a small walk about. Cheers Borg

I do not make those decisions - in fact you do - though your vote We only do what we are told - you on the other hand will someday graduate - and the scarey thing is - you will have done nothing that is of value other than perhaps get a B average - however someday you may actually see something other than the inside of a class room If you ever need our service - and never say never - you might actually have been the vote that decided to cancel said service. Cut the military and you might just regret it - despite your views. Vote NDP - taliban jack will appreciate the extra two bucks I will leave the last word to you as I am out of this one - wasting my time I fear. Borg

You are not wearing boots with green gun (duct) tape on them - I am Fat? I wish there was some I sew up rips in my clothes because to get replacements takes time - I have no more spares and I am one of only a few Canadians in my unit over here - most who are at least 6 inches shorter than me and 40 pounds lighter - so swaps do not work - I am waiting for - hopefully a mail run in the next month or so. I would also like a few more pairs of socks - they will come with time - but at the present I buy my own on the open market Another statement that makes me laugh - I need some fat. And I know for a fact that the guys and gals who are on home turf are doing their damndest to supply me - and I know for a fact that the entire system works damned hard for me - they have trimmed - you just like to talk through your hat. This is not a 9-5 job with taxi service and lunch breaks and coffee breaks - it is full out go. And that is not just me - if I pick up the Sat phone right now I can call someone in almost any trade back in Canada - and they will move heaven and earth for me - and my little friend - that IS NOT CHEAP TO DO. If you do not want or value the service then vote NDP Borg

So, with those mighty Griffons - who will do rescues in places like Rat Pass in north? Did that one. Or the Garza Star a couple hundred miles of the west coast - or the Prinsendam passenger liner - got them all off - a couple hundred if I remember right - a great job with fixed wing and rotary wing assets from both the United States and Canada. Or medivacs from the island reservations near Bella Bella (Gotta' keep your Indian friends happy too) or off a tug boat 175 miles north of Inuvik? Or off Mount Waddington - pretty windy up there at those altitudes. Or a great one - taking a kid with a heart problem - very low level - zero visiblity - all on Loran C - very dangerous work - down the inside passage in heavy fog through the islands at night? Or like my favourite - we ran out of fuel on the number one engine about 10 minutes after touch down in Port Hardy - another off the west coast rescue. Yeah we pushed and we knew it. All on military record but never a peep from the media - we never talked to them - we were not allowed to. What is it worth to you for this service? If you do not want it fine - you live in your house in Winterpeg - ask the fisherman on both coasts and the arctic who catches your salmon if s/he values the service. Ask the RCMP if they like the service when we bail them out of some tough jams. Ask the natives on the west and northern coasts - or better - ask the other aviators who ply their business if they want us to come and get them when they go down. Ask the wife who at least gets the body back - yeah, she really does need to have at least a piece of him to bury. A more unpleasant and yet at the same time satisfying part of the work - helping the survivors and victims families Show me a Griffon that can do this. Unfortunately it cannot. It is a nice civilian airplane that was a political purchase - one not recommended by the Air Force. Or do we just push the person into the water and tell them to swim? Your answer is one that is so common within the general public - "who cares - too expensive" - that is until they need the service. I am not applying this as an emotional plea - it is simply the truth - and those who bitch about the cost have usually never needed the service. Perhaps we should cancel ambulance service - after all the majority of people will never need it. Or stop buying fire fighting equipment because after all most folks will never need it and it too is expensive. Tail rotor problems are now addressed - the SOR - if memory serves - did not buy into the parts program - something we should have learned from the F-18 purchase - we do not make those mistakes now. We also added a lot of additional considerations and requirements to the "off the shelf" bird which complicated the purchase in a bg way. One thing I can assure you - that SOB we called the creature and you call chretien caused a lot of these probs as did a lot more libs and yes, some cons as well. Bottom line - you want the service - you have to pay - you do not want it - well - the next time your ass is under six feet of water remember this - without that expensive hardware you are well and truly screwed. And if there are 10 people on the roof of your house and it is going under - you quite likely cannot do the entire rescue with one of your Grifs - unless the Grif has floats. Beacuse there is a damn good chance it will be sitting in the water with a full crew, full fuel and 10 people. Especially if the atltitude is nice and high due to warm weather. So tell you what - you get to pick the people who die - and yes - some of us have done that. I think I am wasting my time with you - perhaps others might think a bit - you might just be a lost cause - study your books - get that law degree and become a liberal. Borg

Mostly base rescue units replacing the old Hueys Borg

The Griffon is a nice civilian helicopter and was a political purchase - one not truly well thought of or encouraged by the military. It has very limited range and it also has very limited lift capability. Sea King - as the folks who fly them like to say - "Fly the airplane my grandfather flew" It has serious serviceability problems and should have been replaced years ago Your comments on the cost issue is one I would like to see you make if you were at the bottom of the hoist in a gale on a sinking ship. Actually, it would be nice to see you on a sinking ship - but you get back to your books now - maybe someday you will be a lawyer. Borg

Still paying for liberal policy - very anti military. Catch up is expensive and this recent fear from lack of money and jobs will make it tougher. I once had the only serviceable SAR aircraft for BC, Yukon parts of the NWT and Alberta - we spent a lot of money transiting to the areas. We performed miracles with nothing. Even had a baby named after the SAR TECH that assisted in the onboard birth. I am sure there will be many who blame all BUT the libs - but those of us serving through those dark days will never forget. General population in those days did not give a shit about kit and tended to berate us as a whole - we were even forbidden to wear our uniforms in public. Public today has improved greatly but they have no idea how truly expensive it is to keep a military well kitted. When they find out they tend to blink. If you want to keep our borders in the north you WILL spend money - if you want us to travel to God knows where for that corupt organization - the UN - we need the kit to do the job - if you want us to follow through on our signed agreement with NATO we need the kit. While many believe the world is safe - arguably it is more dangerous now than ever - Canada is more at risk than ever - certainly the people she sends to the big show - and all the little shows around the world that receive no attention - know this. Better to fight off shore than inside Canada The Air Force has always sucked the hind tit - but it is improving albeit slowly - thanks heavens for those operational guys who suffer through one or more tours of duty in hell called Ottawa - they play and fight the political games and work their hearts out - then they go in front of Treasury and beg for the cash to do the job. Treasury - the true power - THEY HAVE THE TRUE AND FINAL SAY in what the military gets. Navy is hurting too - they need serious and capable battle ability in the next battle field - the arctic - we are way behind there - and the americans and russians will tell us to get out of the way - or they will move us - sooner or later it will happen and NO WORLD COURT WILL HELP US - words cannot compete with force - and one or both will not give a damn about words when it comes down to who gets the riches in the arctic that we call ours - and trust me - both countries dispute our ownership. Whatever we build will have to be armed - and well armed - not with a pop gun - and it will also require anti sub ability, anti air capability plus the ability to operate in horrendous ice conditions - otherwise we are well and truly f**ked. In the end you can never fight a battle with words - it will always come down to taking and holding territory "If you want peace you must always prepare for war" So spend or see this country lose a lot of ground (literally). Borg

Oleg - this name calling simply must stop - someone will report you - especially if he is one of the more sensitive types. Borg

Khadr needs to be put down like a rabid animal. Sell tickets and raffle off the right to pull the trigger - folks will line up to do it. Precedent was set many years ago in the U.S. Otherwise - your comments are about to show you how the lefties here like you - and perhaps me. Borg

I think osama is having tea with the prez during the tour They probably have a few mutual friends I love the conspiracy theory Borg

Well, once they are done raising kids and THEN get out there in the work force they can compete like the rest. But they are usually about 15 years behind the rest. Or they can be the wonderful modern woman - spit out a kid and run it to the day care every day - let someone else raise it and be in the management rat race right from the start. If that makes you happy go for it - but it sure f**ks the families up. You do recognize at least a small responsibility there - do you not? Or perhaps as a modern woman you do not care? Borg

Another weak dick response - the rules in kebec are quite anti anglo - no fines in any province for a sign in any language - except of course kebec - thank heavens those in the north are showing some back bone Borg

Nope I want equality in kebec - when that happens I will be happy - until then you run from the truth and are happy to see Anglos persecuted there in order to promote their agenda outside the province of kebec.. Seems to me you are showing - yet again - you are two faced. Borg

A weak dick answer - if it was applied the same in another province you would cry foul - do not give me crap from your elevated perch - you may not like my tone but you should be man enough to stand up and tell the truth rather than hide behind a book Time to stop studying and get put and learn what the real world is all about. Borg

You are quite out to lunch So and your ilk on this board support the legislated and therefore official suppression of an official language in one of our provinces. If that were to take place elsewhere you would cry foul. Which makes you and many others here quite two faced. When it is equal for all in kebec - I will change my tune - until then kebec is a racist province and does not deserve the kid glove treatment it gets. Their agenda has been forced on many and few have had the balls to stand up and say no. Certainly those in the north are finding this to be true. Good for them - I support their plan completely - they are right on the money. At least when they look in the mirror they see that something needs to be done - and they will do it. Have to respect that. Do not try to divert - it makes you look bad Borg

Then refute it rather than insult it Borg

A large number of people have been shot or killed by an injured bad guy. I teach "shoot till he stops moving or you hear click" - then reload. Borg

Turn about would only be fair play - try putting up an Anglo sign advertising your business in kebec Borg