I just got back from welcoming some friends of mine, that are Marines, back from the Gulf. Yes I know about the stress and the tension, the lack of sleep and supplies, and yes I know that it can get confusing.... I served with the Canadian Forces for 7 years and did a tour in Bosnia (before NATO got invovled). I know what it is like to be shot at, and feel that you are under attack.... I was trained to keep my head and THINK! seek cover and determine the threat and target before you act. It takes a second. Schimdt didn't even do that.... both the Canadian and American inquires found him at fault.
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NOW- as for the "hotshot" and "cowboy" comments, I personally feel offended. We are not talking about Maverick in TOP GUN< we are talking about a pilot, during wartime= I doubt any of these guys are out trying to show off. They are scared and working in the best situation they can make of it.
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Sorry, but I call it like I see it.... funny you should mention Top Gun. Guess what, this guy was in Top Gun, scored top of the class, and became an instructor... and his callsign "Psycho". So I feel I can call him a loose cannon, a cowboy, or a hotshot.
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your country has NEVER been attacked like the US was on Sept. 11, and if IT HAD BEEN! Who do you think they would turn to? Britain? I seriously doubt it! You would have come to the US and we would have helped (JUST LIKE WE ALWAYS DO) and Idon't think you would be making comments like you seem to do...
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yeah after all the last time Canada was attacked like that was what?..... hmm.... oh yeah 1813 when US troops burned Toronto (then York), Niagara Falls, and London. But that's old news; afterall we did get you back
every wonder why the White House is white?
Look I'm a student of history and political science, so I make calls based on past precedents and how they relate to current events.... it's not 100% accurate, but I haven't been wrong all that often.