Yeah, well, the bake sales were for the Cadets and some small Militia groups. In Seaforth, we had no problems with ammo; including grenades, AT rounds, m/g ammunition, battle simulators, and rounds for the Carl Gustav (which, IMHOP, is a great weapon, does everything but make the coffee). Only problem we had was with the rations, when we got them they had stamps saying 'Rejected by the Ethiopian Army'.
Harper's latest budget, and he's one guy that doesn't conform to my opinion of politicians for a number of reasons, allowed for the expansion of the Armed Forces and the upgrading of the TOE. And his amendments to the Criminal Code are something else, raising the age of consent, locking up sex offenders until hell freezes over, changing the juvenile laws, making defense lawyers pay court costs when the client if found guilty (-:), -:), don't we all wish), bringing back flogging on the hatch covers (I'm kidding, it was hanging at the yardarm or death by firing squad). Pat -----Original Message----- From: jonathon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2008/06/05 20:07 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [social] Hillary finally quits On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Pat McBride wrote: > After years of different Canadian governments neglecting the Armed Forces, To call it neglect is to be extremely charitable. This is the armed force that literally had to resort to bake sales to buy ammo for training purposes. > our present Prime Minister has developed a plan that will increase the size, > pay, structure, and equipment of all 3, Will his budget take into account his plans? Give the history of the Canadian budget for its armed forces, I doubt that will happen. (Canadian forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are there, courtesy of the united states taxpayer.) > the United States is right now the number one power in the world, with China > rapidly becoming the second. China has more military personnel than the united states. The united states has more ships, planes, and missiles. The only chance the united states has of "winning" a war is to go nuclear. (Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, have proven that the united states will lose a ground war. Cambodia demonstrated that the united states can only draw an air war, even if they have air superiority. ) (During WW2 when the Japanese admirals used the YiJing, they won their battles. When they didn't use the YiJing, they lost their battles.) John wrote: >That's why I hope they'll go with her as Veep. It depends upon which way the press turns. Thus far, the press has treated Obama with kid gloves. In Beaverton, Oregon, Obama said he had visited 57 of the states of the united states, during his campaign. Most of the national media ignored that comment. The Organization of Islamic Conference has 57 states in its membership. xan jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.0.0/1487 - Release Date: 08/06/06 08:01 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
