On May 31, 12:03*pm, Andy > wrote:
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> >>> How ironic Andy. You live in a country that invaded Iraq because, your
> >>> president claimed, they had a vast arsenal of WMDs and were a threat
> >>> to peace.
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> >> Canada is a neutral country.
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> >> Don't argue with US politics when Canada can't stick it's dick out to
> >> help!!!
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> > You are an ignorant, ungrateful asshole. *There are Canadian troops
> > fighting and dying in Afghanistan. There are Canadian ships patrolling
> > in the middle east. If I had had my way, we would have waited at least
> > as long to help our neighbours as they waited to join the fight in
> > WWI.... until it was almost over. *But heaven forbid that you should
> > argue with facts instead of some stupid comment based on ignorance.
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> Put it this way, how many Canadians have you lost?
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> Andy-

Roughly 118 soliders and one diplomat till the end of April 2009.
Given the size of our forces in Afganistan this is a lot of people.

I was walking by the church in Kingston a few days ago when the
funeral service for Major Michelle Menzies was being held.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/af...ties/list.html

John Kane Kingston ON Canada