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Old 04-30-2012, 03:02 PM   #11
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You guys are the ones who picked a fight with Mexico, well Texas did anyway, but we seem to be getting more and more of their citizens showing up at our border crossings these days.

The day that we fold our military, is the day that we really need it. Canada has a long and strong military tradition. Hell, it's what built our national identity. I'm damned proud of our troops; not so much of our our politicians treat them.

We're one of the nations on Earth that could be truly self sufficient. We've got oil, uranium, fresh water, farm land coming out our asses.... Being insular isn't our way though.
Well it's not the Mexican government that gives us problems.

Saying Canada has a long and strong military tradition is like saying the US does. Hell, we barely been around for 200 years. We are rookies.

As long as we are here, you guys could just get away with a police force and that's the simple truth. If we go to shit as it appears we are heading, then you guys could use one.
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Well it's not the Mexican government that gives us problems.

Saying Canada has a long and strong military tradition is like saying the US does. Hell, we barely been around for 200 years. We are rookies.

As long as we are here, you guys could just get away with a police force and that's the simple truth. If we go to shit as it appears we are heading, then you guys could use one.
We're a large nation (land area), with a small population. We do what we can. Funny but when people think of "World Police" they think of the USA, when it was a Canadian who created the concept.

As I said, our national identity is heavily grounded in the military. We became a nation, in the eyes of ourselves and the world, during WWI. We came of age in WWII. All of our infantry is heavy infantry. We excel in communications, which is largely what we provide in military actions. We've been a country for less than 150 years.

The USA has a tradition of individualism, exploration, and expansion. You were born in revolution. We were born in diplomacy, but proven in fire.
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Old 04-30-2012, 03:36 PM   #13
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Funny but when people think of "World Police" they think of the USA, when it was a Canadian who created the concept.
Are you tripping fucking balls? That idea existed long before both of our countries. You Canadians can be even more arrogant than us sometimes apparently.
Britain tried to do it and Rome tried to do it, just to name a couple.
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Are you tripping fucking balls? That idea existed long before both of our countries. You Canadians can be even more arrogant than us sometimes apparently.
Britain tried to do it and Rome tried to do it, just to name a couple.
Largely as conquerors, whereas....

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Oh you mean that piece of shit organization... Seems famaliar...

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Oh you mean that piece of shit organization... Seems famaliar...

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Yes, I understand that many Americans seem to have an unreasoning hate of that particular organization.
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Yes, I understand that many Americans seem to have an unreasoning hate of that particular organization.
Yeah, it's a great organization. It's awesome when people in the middle east and china try to lecture us on human rights. Great organization all around...
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Well it's not the Mexican government that gives us problems.
I disagree.

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Yeah, it's a great organization. It's awesome when people in the middle east and china try to lecture us on human rights. Great organization all around...
When you throw your hands up and say, "Screw it!" then you get whatever others decide for you.

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And I agree with you. If the Mexican government wasn't benefiting, then they would put a stop to it.
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Old 04-30-2012, 09:06 PM   #20
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When you throw your hands up and say, "Screw it!" then you get whatever others decide
lol, we don't. We do what's we want. It's how we roll. Just ask Pakistan.
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