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Just for clarity sake do you mind of I deconstruct to see if I am following all this correctly?
There seem to be three interlocking issues that are behind Rob's Post.
1. His grief and outrage over the death of friend(s) (?) or at least fellow Canadians.
2. Dismay at the way the US treats Canada as an ally.
3. And dissaporoval that a man would violate procedures in a way that actively leads to the death of others. In this case dropping a bomb.
All three are really seperate issues but when woven together into an emotional position I can see why someone (Rob) might show some angst, or strong emotion.
But its almost impossible to answer someone's angst satisfactorily, we can only discuss the issues.
As for number one, there is nothing we can say that can come remotely close to assuaging your grief or bringing those dead men back to life. But you can trust us that we are sorry as much as each of us can empathize with you.
As for number two. Thats really a policy issue of your government. To tell you the truth, I have been surprised a few times when Canada seems to just bow to US pressure, demands, or agenda.
And as for number three the court martial will sort that out. And the only thing I can say is that War is an irrational situation, a rational Army would go home. It ill behooves those of us that have never experienced a shot fired in anger to jump to quickly to conclusions about the actions of people in those situations.
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