I did not mean to imply that yours was a less fortunate country. I was merely pointing out that the US Army has been doing humanitarian missions for a very long time, and most of the countries are under that classification. I don't see anything in the article that says combat troops were offloaded there. All I see is a story about medical units showing up. Unless you have an aversion to being healthy, I guess that is not much of a threat. Regarding small arms weapons, I don't see anything in the article about that. Nor Hummers for that matter. But unless something has changed, the Army always brings small arms weapons to any exercise, and since Hummers are our primary means of transportation, well I guess that makes sense to bring them too.
Also, a little digging on the Internet will produce: http://www.southcom.mil/AppsSC/files/PP.pdf Notice on page two: Proposed SOUTHCOM 08 New Horizons projects include: Trinidad & Tobago - 2 schools, 1 clinic - 15 MAR - 15 June Proposed SOUTHCOM 08 New MEDRETES include: Trinidad & Tobago - General Medicine and Dental - 15 MAR - 15 JUN 08 Then there is this one: http://www.gmu.edu/departments/t-po/Jacobs.pdf I also pulled up the current Operations and Maintenance, Defense Appropriation Descriptions and Instructions document and it clearly shows that this operation is scheduled for this year AND next year. So, in addition to providing medical humanitarian aide, it appears you are also getting two new schools AND a clinic. So, in case no one else says it, Your Welcome! Bruce Vivec wrote: > We aren't categorised by the UN as a 'less fortunate country'. > > They tour the Caribbean sure...but they LANDED here...and offloaded troops. > > what do you need tanks and M16s to give eye exams for Bruce?? Huh?? huh?? > > Why do you need Hummers to give dental exams!!?? > > *shuts door to bomb shelter* > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255952 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
