Gotta love the Brits. Your weather sucks (I lived in Milton Keynes for a bit) , but the people are First Rate.
So's your beer

 

That was some good reading, sad as it was, and futile attempt of making much sense.

It makes a great point of why we should maintain our nuclear weapons program and why the World Court has no jurisdiction over America.

I have to give them credit they use a lot of pages to basically show how irrelevant their points are and that they have way to much time on their hands.

For those that did not read it my interpretation is basically this:

There is no reason for police to have guns. It is not a deterrent to a criminal that he “may” get shoot. Since the criminal will ALWAYS do as the police officer says then we should disarm the policeman.

You can look at it another way. There are basically saying that “time-out” works. You can simple talk to your teenager and they will always listen to you, you “never” have to threaten them with restriction in order for them to obey. Restriction to a teenager is NOT a deterrent, it is just useless words to them since they will “always” listen and obey.

In conclusion the 38 page long write-up is saying no need for nuclear weapons in America, it is not needed as a deterrent, while we are at it why don’t we just stand down the military, they are “suppose” to be a deterrent as well so why not just disband the military, turn all guns in owned by anybody be it the police, private citizens etc.

Heck, while we are at it why not have “no” laws what so ever, we don’t need jails and prisons, since they too are not a deterrent to crime. We can all live in a happy place like a fairy tale and not worry about anybody messing with us, trying to steal our personal belongings, trying to take our rights away and trying to take our way of life a way.

I am sorry but that 38 page write up is a delusional at best.

 

I truely believe that the only thing Canada contributed to the World was the sport of Hockey.

 

well screw you too bad canada didnt invent the sport

 

screwyou:

You also have to give them credit for a great rock band RUSH, if you like rock that is. I do and RUSH is a real good band.

See we are finding some good things about Canada...

 

Good things from Canada

1. Bacon.
2. Pamela Anderson.
3. Maple Syrup.
4. Mike Myers and all the other great comedians.
5. Build quality of my S10 Blazer - 200,000 miles and going strong.
6. Screech Rum from Newfoundland.
7. My buddies in the Oil Industry.
8. Great Scenery.
9. Er,
10. That's it.

 

Nah, let's forget about #2 and put Shania Twain on #2.

 

Sounds good to me...

 

First Iraq, then:

1. France
2. Germany
3. Saudi Arabia

Brits Rule!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Get the t-shirts printed with small F-150 Online logo and maybe a clenched blue (oval) fist

 

Missing but not forgotten:

1. Wayne Gretzky
2. Gilles Villeneuve
3. Jacques Villeneuve (the son not the brother really)
You mentioned scenery, so I guess thats a wrap.

 

This is how I feel about all Anti-American countries....

 

Who said anything about inventing the sport. Canada breeds great hockey players.

 

Watched this one for a while and would like to throw in some stuff. I like a good food fight same as the next guy but I think we are unjustly bashing the Canadians as a nation when swinging back at some guys from their country who have proven quite good at swear words and name calling. Not knocking them really, we all seem to do this on the net.

Personal reason for posting this is I did business with Canadians for 25 years and lived there, Queensville, Ont. for two years. I count Canadians as amongst my best friends and of the five countries I have lived in it comes in a close second to the US.

While I think most countries involved in WW I and WW II, which has become a battleground on this thread, are totally grateful for the US efforts in bringing both conflicts to a successful conclusion for their side and for democracy I don't think it is fair for us here to minimize their contributions to both conflicts and take 100% credit.

Taking just Canada, try to consider these facts and maybe you will look a little kinder on our neighbors to the North.

Canada's land mass is 3.8 million square miles, the US land mass is 3.6 million. Sounds impressive until we consider the population. Canada has today about 29 million inhabitants; the US about 290 million and this 10 to 1 ratio has been pretty steady the last 100 years or so. Stands to reason that any contribution Canada could make to World Peace, hockey players, country and western singers and rodeo cowboys would be proportionate to that ratio. In terms of sacrifice/loss of life, this is just not true.

WW I started on 14 August, 1914, not April 17, 1917 when the US entered the war. Canada was involved with Britain from the beginning to the end. Canadian battle deaths were 69,000 compared to 116,000 for the US or 59% of the US figures.

WW II started in September, 1939, not December, 1941 when the US entered the War. Canada was, again, involved from beginning to end. Canadian battle deaths were 47,000 compared to 405,000 for the US or 11.6% of the US figures. Certainly closer to the 10% ratio but then the US carried the brunt of the Pacific war which was not an issue in WW II

As side points in WW II, Canadians liberated Holland in 1945 and you will not find a closer bond even today than Canadians and Dutch citizens. Another interesting fact is that almost until the end of the war all Canadian military personnel sent to whatever battle front were volunteers. Right at the very end about 500 "conscripts" were sent over. Canada had over 1 million in uniform in 1945 and I believe this was quite a bit higher proportion of the total population than the US had in uniform.

Almost done. At the battle of Kapyong in Korea, 800 Canadians faced off 4,000 Chinese and won a Presidential Unit Citation, an award not lightly given to a non US unit. Since then, Canada has participated in virtually every military mission sponsored by the UN or ourselves.

To finish, did the eventual entry of the US into these two conflicts tip the balance and in fact assure victory? Of course, but had our allies not done an awful lot of the fighting before we got there it would have cost us a heck of a lot more.

Let us give credit where credit us due guys. The Canadians are our Buds not our enemies and they deserve our utmost respect.

Respectfully,
Bill Murray

 

Ya know, I've been in the military for almost 20yrs now. I knew in my heart that President Bush has been doing what is best for this country and the world for that matter, but watching TV and seeing the Hollywood liberal types and other countries, I began to wonder (momentarily) if we are right in doing what we are about to do.
I'm no war monger by any means, but what I read here tells me that mainstream America is ready, willing and able to do something that should have been done a long time ago.

To main stream America I say "Thank You" for assuring me that what we are preparing to do is the right thing.

To those nay-sayers whose Freedom of Speech has alllowed them to express their disagreement, I say cherish it. Perhaps one day soon the people of Iraq will enjoy the same Freedom of Speech and the Right to Assemble. I'm sure it's something they know nothing about at this time.

To our fine friends in France, Germany and others I say:
Sleep tight my child, daddy is going to make everything all better again.

Signed: "The Will of the American People"