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We try to keep the armed forces small by refusing to get involved in misguided attempts to overthrow other governments.
Stock in our former prime minister Chretien keeps going up - he found the balls to tell Bush tht we wouldn't go to Iraq with him. If only Tony Blair had been so resolute.
When I was 20 I considered joining the (Canadian) army. After deliberating for the better part of the summer I decided I was ready to do something for my country, but the recruiting officer said they weren't currently 'hiring' and that he was being 'laid off' by labour day weekend.
That's what kind of a military we have. Although they did deploy a mobile Tim Horton's unit to Kandahar so our troops could have their daily fix of shitty coffee.
You have no idea what kind of military we have, or the people in it. And for the record Military personnel do not get "Laid Off", what a dumb thing to say.
The forces we have there are some of the most effective in the region.
Canada, the US, Brits and the Dutch are the only ones doing any kind of real fighting, and the Timmy's there has been a real morale boost. It the least we can do for 'em IMO.
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