I have been thinking recently it would be interesting if the Americans decided to go back to a more historical role for them. They had to be dragged into the 1st and 2nd World Wars. Canada was right there from the start and suffered some real casulties--this isn't a skirmish in comparison.
Already the world(Americans included) stand by as the people of Africa get murdered in the millions. Millions not some pathetically small number of Canadian troops by comparison. Imagine if the Americans just decided to say screw you(insert UN, and every trouble spot on earth). Kicked the UN out and just went to defending themselves and selling weapons to their buddies.
Think the world would be a happier place? I wonder how Croatians etc. would answer that question.
Frankly I'm embarrassed as a Canadian that we haven't been willing to stick our necks out more often. I fully wish our Canadian generals had told the UN to take a flippin hike in Rwanda and ordered the troops to take action. They should have been backed by our government and people and we should have taken on the task even if nobody joined us, supported us or if we sustained high casulties.
Our lack of caring for people who can't defend themselves sickens me -- these people in Afghanistan etc. have suffered for years because we in the Western World are too gutless to backup what we supposedly believe in. To me that's considerably sadder than losing a few troops!!
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