Best of luck to you all in this battle that should never have had to be fought. I am trying to get the Canadian government to address the issue of depleted uranium weaponry contamination, if that helps any. So far I have only been ignored or been confronted with a wall of denial.

Sound familiar?

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Michael

   

It's these and other painful stories (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/01/kuwait-cansoldiers.html">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/01/kuwait-cansoldiers.html</a>) about how careless our military are treated post service that convinces me that all those "support our troops" war mongers are not one tiny bit concerned about the personal lives of our soldiers, prior to nor after sending them to their deaths or lifelong ailments. Defending Canada is one thing, but the fact is our military is being used to cover the ass of a needy, pathetic, politician, a politician that isn't worth the cost of a bodyguard let alone an army, rather than keeping our country safe.<br />
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Our political leaders are just Haggards with flags and a podium as opposed to a giant cross and a revolving collection plate. Next thing we can expect is the PM giving a speech and an 1-800 crawling across our TVs asking for our donations to his party. <p>---<br>"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Friedrich Nietzsche<br />

   

Sound familiar?


Nothing had been done in any history of Canadas military to benefit those who served. They are now talking about adjustments in the pension for seniors. The veterns pension could not be collected if the spouse was still working. The pension requirements are similar to the requirements for welfare. This deviation in the tax's will benefit few WWII vets. "Serving" your country gives you no extra benefits and less if you suffer for it. Prove you have been contaminated by DUs or various chemicals used in the conflicts. All you need is testomony from the experts who produced them. Most of these experts earn their livelyhood from their endeavors. They are government sponsored. It would be bad PR to admit to it.

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

   

Good point bracewell

"Aye, I have an unfounded suspicion that some of the "pro-combat" individuals are military-intell trolls, paid to attack any who would keep our soldiers out of harms way."

Arnyguy and his cronies are conspicuous by their absence for the moment.

Go figure.

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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"

"The Weapon" - Rush

   

Canada DOES NOT USE DU RDS. Fucking dumb dumbs.

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27 yrs in the military, 10 tours now and I hope another in Feb

   

"Fucking dumb dumbs"

Welcome back Armyguy.

   

"Canada DOES NOT USE DU RDS."

Not anymore, so the military tells us anyway, however we know their main ally uses the radioactve heavy metal, therefore like second hand smokers, Canadian troops are being exposed to it.

   

Canada DOES NOT USE DU RDS<<

I guess Canadians are isolated from those militaries that do. One may assume those that were in Kuwait were never near the Americans, such as it is in Afghanistan.

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

   

"dumb dumbs"

Modern technology has limited the use of those as well. Get with it Armyguy. If you really are in the armed forces, you would be aware that dropping bombs indiscriminately is no longer an accepted practice. Too expensive for the ending result.

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

   

And the “suport-our-troop” types are .. where?


At your local Tim Hortons. It feels so good that the troops now got their own Tim Hortons right were they are dying. Canadians can be so proud of that. Maybe once those troops are home, they can visit the local TH and tell some good war stories. Right, Armyguy? The supporters can listen in reverance and awe! Few will go to your hospital bed though. The support stops at Tims.

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

   

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