Again - if you have something to add to the topic of the thread by perhaps expanding on your starement, please do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vuk
If you just intend to troll, please stay out of this thread.
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Again - if you have something to add to the topic of the thread by perhaps expanding on your starement, please do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vuk
If you just intend to troll, please stay out of this thread.
Goofball , quick question , you were in the Canadian military weren't you ? which regiment ?Quote:
You'll have to bring me up to speed. Which Canadian citizens and/or Canadian Peacekeepers did Israel kill?
oh and the civilians , it was 7 members of one family from Montreal 4 of them were kids , plus another 6 from the family wounded , but then again one of those 6 later died from the wounds so that makes 8 Canadian civilians killed by the IDF .
But hey lets be fair , they launched their bombing raids on the "assumption" that there are no civilians in any part of Lebanon that they are going to attack . Which is a bloody stupid assumption when you bomb towns and cities full of people .
I already told you why I made the statement and in what context it applied to the thread. Maybe you should read a post before you mouth off at someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ser Clegane
Maybe you shouldn't talk rubbish, you still didn't explain yourselvesQuote:
Originally Posted by Vuk
When I was regular force I was with 3rd Battalion PPCLI. Now I am with a reserve regiment that I won't name, because given the small size of the unit, and even smaller size if its officer corps, it would be very easy for people to figure out who I am IRL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
Without seeing a link, I am assuming that this "Canadian" family "from Montreal" is much like the rest of the roughly 70,000 "Canadians" living in Lebanon: they lived in Canada only long enough to receive citizenship and have their children be born Canadian, then returned to Lebanon. Now they pay no Canadian taxes and contribute nothing to Canada, often speak neither English nor French, but expect Canada to come running with our military, our transportation, our international goodwill, and our social safety net whenever living in a dangerous, unstable place like Lebanon becomes too uncomfortable for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
But don't get me wrong, I don't defend Israel because the civilians they killed were not "really" Canadians, I defend them because the civilian deaths were not the goal of Israel. The goal was the destruction of infrastructure that was aiding the terrorists that were attacking Israeli citizens. The civilians were simply unfortunate collateral damage. I realize that sounds rather cold, but civilians die in wars.
What a coincidence Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry .I could never have guessed if you hadn't mentioned it before~;) .
You didn't come across the late Major Kraedner when you were in did you ?Perhaps when you were wearing one of them blue hat thingies.
Thats a rather large assumption to make :yes: would you like a link or can you find one yourself , it was a rather big story at the time , a wonderful family holiday ending in tragedy type of thing , always good for a write up .~;)Quote:
Without seeing a link, I am assuming that this "Canadian" family "from Montreal" is much like the rest of the roughly 70,000 "Canadians" living in Lebanon: they lived in Canada only long enough to receive citizenship and have their children be born Canadian, then returned to Lebanon. Now they pay no Canadian taxes and contribute nothing to Canada, often speak neither English nor French, but expect Canada to come running with our military, our transportation, our international goodwill, and our social safety net whenever living in a dangerous, unstable place like Lebanon becomes too uncomfortable for them.
Tribesman, I know you think you are being sly and/or droll here, but I respectfully disagree. If you are referring to the UN observers that were killed by an Israeli bomb in southern Lebanon, then please just say so. If you are also saying that I should be aware of it because this Major Kraedner you mentioned was a Patricia, then again, please just say so, or better yet, post a link. If he was, then it will be the first I have heard of it. I have googled that name and not a single article came up. I have also searched generally for news about the incident, and while I found articles on CNN, BBC and MSNBC, among others, none of them mentioned that name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
At any rate, no, I didn't know the major.
And from what I have read of the bombing, I believe one of two things to be the case:
Either:
1) It was an accident, as Israel claims, or
2) It was a bad decision made by a lower level field commander who will now never command any unit above the status of "latrine maintenance company"
I do not believe that the Israeli government deliberately targeted a UN outpost.
Yes, please do post a link. That's how it works in here, you see. If you want to make specific reference to an event and discuss the facts of the case, it's polite to post a link. Otherwise, others are left having to make assumptions about what you are referring to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
The PPCLI, sir, are one of our most respected regiments with a long and distinguished history. And that "blue hat thingy" is the sign of a a United Nations Peacekeeper. In our country, UN Peacekeepers are regarded as patriots and heroes of the highest order.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
I might disagree with Goofball on more than one issue, but never doubt that if I meet him in a bar, it will be me buying the drinks.
Hmmmm sly or droll . I think it was what is called a loaded question ,as in I remember you saying you were in the Patricias, I remember you saying that you had served with the UN and I remembered that this Canadian who was killed in Lebanon was a Patricia who was serving with the UN .Quote:
Tribesman, I know you think you are being sly and/or droll here, but I respectfully disagree. If you are referring to the UN observers that were killed by an Israeli bomb in southern Lebanon, then please just say so. If you are also saying that I should be aware of it because this Major Kraedner you mentioned was a Patricia, then again, please just say so, or better yet, post a link. If he was, then it will be the first I have heard of it. I have googled that name and not a single article came up. I have also searched generally for news about the incident, and while I found articles on CNN, BBC and MSNBC, among others, none of them mentioned that name.
Instead of searching generally and getting press articles , have you ever condidered just going to the websites of those involved in the incidents ie. UNFIL , UNTSO , IDF ? . It is a lot quicker .
Not as quick as me providing a link , but where would be the fun in that .
I hope you are not implying that Goof is shy when it comes to buying a round ~;)Quote:
I might disagree with Goofball on more than one issue, but never doubt that if I meet him in a bar, it will be me buying the drinks.
Shy? He's a blistering cheapskate!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
And I'd still be happy to buy him a drink. :canada:
Frugal sounds better. Free beer tastes better.~:cheers: