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Originally posted by ktsnake
Yup. You have to go back to Dunkirk to find the last significant Canadian contribution. Can you honestly say that Canada played a crucial role in ANY modern war? Yes, a few Canadians have died in Afghanistan. Well bully for you. What, are there about 20 of y'all over there?
Where has the US caught more terrorists entering the US from? Canada. You guys do have a great country. Unfortunately, I think folks in Canada take their freedom for granted. To say you did something in the war of 1812, frankly, does not impress me one iota. Originally, I did not seek to attack Canada, but now that you've brought it up, our neighbor to the north has not been helpful lately has it.
Typically, I don't go off on tirades like this. I'm a generally calm person. However, comments like RG's genuinely piss me off. When an American says that they'd neglect their most sacred civic duty and let others go to die in their place, yeah, that's cowardice. I guess you just wouldn't understand, RAC.
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And as for anyone slse, it doesn't matter if you support the war or not. If called, you go. Simple as that. It's like jury duty. It's part of being an American citizen. Like paying taxes. If you don't go to war when called in this country (I don't know how it is in Canada, maybe they don't believe in a sense of duty to country there), you don't deserve to be here. And RG, by your words, you sure as hell don't deserve to be here.
I think this action in Iraq is getting pretty ugly. I want our men and women out of there. If called, however, I will serve.
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K' first off Dunkirk was a British and French evacuation before the German army in WW2..... perhaps you were thinking of D-Day maybe?
As for Afghanistan last I checked Canada was in command of the NATO forces and Kabul with 1200 troops stationed there.... and a number of Canadians have been killed there (unfortunately the greatest number by US friendly fire).
I listed the War of 1812 because you said that Canadians were content to let Americans die for our freedom... unfortunately that was one were Canadians fought Americans for our freedom.
Were have you caught the most terrorists from? Funny but I could have sworn that most have been caught in the US.... the only one caught coming from Canada was that guy back in 2000 as far as I know.
Finally the dig at Canada about a sense of duty to country is way off... all of the wars I listed before were fought by volunteers, as no drafted/conscripted Canadian has ever fought in a war. If that isn't a sense of duty I don't know a better example.