09-29-2006, 11:29 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Canadian Soldier Killed
Sounds like he may have stepped on a landmine recently placed.
Canada has now lost 37 members.
R.I.P.
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The member of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, which is based at CFB Petawawa in northeastern Ontario, died after triggering an explosive device on a road in Afghanistan's Panjwaii district around 1 p.m. local time.
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http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/0...ghanistan.html
Last edited by Jayems; 09-29-2006 at 11:32 PM.
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09-29-2006, 11:53 PM
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Giver of Calculators
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R.I.P.
I really don't think we are fighting a winnable war over there.
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09-30-2006, 12:55 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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Oh that crazy jack layton, even THINKING of leaving Afghanistan.
He must be crazy.
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09-30-2006, 08:40 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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I suppose the alternative is to simply abandon Afghanistan and leave a power vaccuum in our place.
Cause that turned out real well in the 1980s. 
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09-30-2006, 09:42 AM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Over the hill
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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
I suppose the alternative is to simply abandon Afghanistan and leave a power vaccuum in our place.
Cause that turned out real well in the 1980s. |
That is to some extent what the U.S. has done, isn't it? Leaving a skeleton crew to man the ropes while the bulk of their armed forces is committed in Iraq?
Either way, either it's a conflict worth fighting, in which case 37 lives is a price worth paying, or it's a pointless conflict, in which case one death is too many. In that sense, this news is unlikely to change anyone's opinion.
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09-30-2006, 09:53 AM
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... And which probably shouldn't be discussed on a thread in memorial of his death?
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09-30-2006, 09:54 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
That is to some extent what the U.S. has done, isn't it? Leaving a skeleton crew to man the ropes while the bulk of their armed forces is committed in Iraq?
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The US did somewhat, but it was always a NATO mission.
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Originally Posted by White Doors
... And which probably shouldn't be discussed on a thread in memorial of his death?
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IMO, it is as appropriate a place as any. The merits of what this soldier died for are extremely relevent.
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09-30-2006, 07:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
The US did somewhat, but it was always a NATO mission.
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IIRC NATO just took over the Americans (20,000+ soldiers).
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09-30-2006, 09:37 PM
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But it was a NATO sanctioned mission from the get-go, wasn't it?
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But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. That's the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, leads to liberation and dignity. -Ricky Gervais
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09-30-2006, 09:50 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Very said to hear, hopefully our brave Canadian troop will be home soon
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09-30-2006, 10:02 PM
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Oh that crazy jack layton, even THINKING of leaving Afghanistan.
He must be crazy.
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He is.
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09-30-2006, 10:29 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
He is.
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More of an ibecile than crazy.
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09-30-2006, 11:23 PM
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Giver of Calculators
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Well, I don't think that we are fighting a very winnable war over there, but we are in way too deep to just leave at this point.
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09-30-2006, 11:48 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by WesternCanadaKing
Well, I don't think that we are fighting a very winnable war over there, but we are in way too deep to just leave at this point.
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Once its down graded from a war to a peacekeeping mission, we'll still be there for 10 years.
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10-01-2006, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
But it was a NATO sanctioned mission from the get-go, wasn't it?
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No, it was a UN sanctioned Mission from the get-go
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10-01-2006, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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It is scary to hear about a Canadian being killed in Afghanistan. My neighbour's son is stationed in Afghanistan and I always feel for my neighbours. The constant worry and concern that they go through knowing that danger that their son is in, and the momentary panic they must feel when they hear about another Canadian soldier being killed in Afghanistan.
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