[Wally_Sconce]

fifeboy fifeboy:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

fifeboy fifeboy:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

I call bullshit. Cretien didn't go into Irag, because Canada didn't have the troops for Iraq,

In fact, our first wave of replacement troops for Afganistan was so inadequate, Canada had to downsize our involvement in Afghanistan while the Liberals scrambled to make excuses.

Iraq was an eye opener for the Liberals, it showed them that you cant gouge $20 billion for a defense budget and not suffer somewhere. You want proof? Martin promised $12 billion to the defense budget( most of it merely promised rather than given....typical Liberal campaign promises).

Spelling is the least of my worries. Canada did not enter Iraq because the Canadian Government (at that time Liberal) and the majority of Canadian people did not believe the story about Iraq being a hotbed of terrorism, friend of Osama Bin Ladin and having weapons of mass destruction. The Americans said they did not want or need "troops on the ground", just a show of support, like they recieved in the first (and justifiable{hows that for spelling redneck}) Gulf War. A few ship would have done. Canada joined in, as we all know, where the real problem was, Afganistan. We are still there because Canadians still believe its the right theing to do. We are also grateful to the former Liberal Prime Minister for not getting us into that mess in Iraq!

Spin it whatever way that you like. IMO, you are repeating Liberal whitewash that is dtesigned to hide the fact that we couldn't have helped in the first place.

Yea, thats right, spin! Geeze redneck, I would have thought you agreed with the old saying: "Walks like a duck...." If being on the right side is what's important than I guess it doesn't matter how you cross the lake. If that guy from Quebec ever shows up at my door he's in for a handshake and a dram. If the chubby little turd comes by---well---no!

Canada couldn't help even if they wanted to. What part of this do you not understand?

[fifeboy]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

Canada couldn't help even if they wanted to. What part of this do you not understand?

Canada didn't want to help in a stupid war of aggression

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

What part of this do you not understand?

[Wally_Sconce]

Chretien took a long time to say no. that tells me that for a short period he wanted to send troops.

[fifeboy]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

Chretien took a long time to say no. that tells me that for a short period he wanted to send troops.

You should ask him!

[damngrumpy]

First we did not go to Iraq because the Canadian people did not want us there, we did not believe nor trust the Bush Administration and it turns out we were correct. Bush and company went there to steal their oil.
In the beginning the Americans assisted Saddam to come to power in the first place.
When the Americans went in Saddam had a secular state, in fact the vice president was a Christian.
There was a coalition of suni and shia tribes and yes they were dictators. No big deal most of the nations in that region are dictatorships and will remain so for generations to come.
What Bush did was destabalize the only solid government in the region.
Lets face it these people make a daily routine out of flogging, shooting and other wise murdering each other. We are in the way over there. The west should pull out and let the tribes sort out there own problems and after shedding enough blood they will be ready for civilization and that is a long way off.
When it come to Afghanistan I agree with us being there but not Iraq
Oh the other reason they wanted to oust Saddam he was on the political left with the Baath party and that makes all the difference in the world to Americans.

[right2speak]

First of all, using a general term like "Americans" to describe the feelings of 250 million different people seems a little absurd. If you narrow it down to pro-neoconservative Americans resent Canadians for blah blah blah at least you are aiming this at a subculture with shared ideologies and shared visions of the world, to at least some degree. As for any pro-neoconservative that is angry that I wander around with a Canadian symbol to differentiate myself from being American, well, this is a pragmatic solution to the potential problem of being targeted for being American by anyone wishing them ill will. I have met Americans travelling that put Canadian flags on their backpacks for the same reason. Being Canadian, I wasn't even upset by this. When it comes to neoconservatives and similar conservative ilk in the U.S., it is patriotic to love your country if your an American but it is nationalistic if you come from anywhere else and do the same.

[Wally_Sconce]

fifeboy fifeboy:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

Chretien took a long time to say no. that tells me that for a short period he wanted to send troops.

You should ask him!

The last time I asked him a question......he answered " Read me lips, NO GST"......and we all know how that turned out.

[fifeboy]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

The last time I asked him a question......he answered " Read me lips, NO GST"..

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

...and we all know how that turned out.

Yeah, probably for the best. Despite being set up by that lyin' guy, the GST is a good tax.

[Wally_Sconce]

A tax is only as good as how it is spent. The Liberals wasted a lot of tax money.

[fifeboy]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

A tax is only as good as how it is spent. The Liberals wasted a lot of tax money.

According to some here, yep, on such wasteful things as hospitals, schools, police and a few flags!

[Wally_Sconce]

fifeboy fifeboy:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

A tax is only as good as how it is spent. The Liberals wasted a lot of tax money.

According to some here, yep, on such wasteful things as hospitals, schools, police and a few flags!

its funny you would mention hospitals, schools and police, those are 3 things that the Liberals have been accused of under funding.

[fifeboy]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

fifeboy fifeboy:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

A tax is only as good as how it is spent. The Liberals wasted a lot of tax money.

According to some here, yep, on such wasteful things as hospitals, schools, police and a few flags!

its funny you would mention hospitals, schools and police, those are 3 things that the Liberals have been accused of under funding.

Well, if Chubby increases funding to social programs, I may have to see him in a different light.

[Wally_Sconce]

fifeboy fifeboy:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

fifeboy fifeboy:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

A tax is only as good as how it is spent. The Liberals wasted a lot of tax money.

According to some here, yep, on such wasteful things as hospitals, schools, police and a few flags!

its funny you would mention hospitals, schools and police, those are 3 things that the Liberals have been accused of under funding.

Well, if Chubby increases funding to social programs, I may have to see him in a different light.

He released a 1 Billion dollar aid package designed to help small communities recover from economic diversities. I'd say ol' Steven Harper is more liberal than the Liberals are.

[fifeboy]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

He released a 1 Billion dollar aid package designed to help small communities recover from economic diversities. I'd say ol' Steven Harper is more liberal than the Liberals are.

We shall see, we shall see. I live near Meadow Lake and am looking forward to the dancing in the streets

[Wally_Sconce]

fifeboy fifeboy:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

He released a 1 Billion dollar aid package designed to help small communities recover from economic diversities. I'd say ol' Steven Harper is more liberal than the Liberals are.

We shall see, we shall see. I live near Meadow Lake and am looking forward to the dancing in the streets

Well, we could always go back to the Liberals, they want to increase the GST, They want to dump another billion dollars into the gun registry. The Liberals would rather call Bush a moron, than reconcile trade disputes with the US.