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I've read between 500 to 1700 political opponents under his command. Of course, it was all "warfare" to him.

;) Me neither. I must know! EDIT: If it helps with the analysis, the sex wasn't that great.

Nothing wrong with wanting change, just don't target innocent civilians. In this mind, it pisses me off that so many people idolize Che Guevara... he was a terrorist.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3573402.stm Seems to me the rebels are nothing more than terrorists. "Only a few weeks ago, the rebels abducted hundreds of school children for a week long "re-education" course on Maoist ideology right under the noses of the security forces on the outskirts of Kathmandu." Yummy!

A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. -Joseph Stalin

30 million? Interesting how Kruschev denounced Stalin after he came to power. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall of the Kremlin that day.

I once dreamt I was having sex with Avril Lavigne on my grandmother's couch. Figure that one out.

Jet. ;) Funny they'd open for Oasis. Noel Gallagher really hates them.

So, is Matt on suicide watch?

Well, you want a world council to decide what Canada should do in terms of peacekeeping. Obviously, right now such a world council would be: the US, UK, France, China and Russia. Obviously, that's not acceptable. How would you make it so that our peacekeepers aren't hostage to the interests of those 5 countries?

So, how would you reform the UN?

I don't quite get what you're trying to say. Canada should let Beijing control our foreign policy?

I presume this peacekeeping force would only go where the UN says to? What if Canada wanted to send a peacekeeping force to Darfur? China and Russia would veto any proposal in the UN Security Council. Our foreign policy would be at the mercy of 5 countries. Canada needs a strong, capable armed force which can act with or without the UN to do what's best for humanity. Certainly, UN sanctioned acts of force have a greater amount of legitimacy to many, but the UN has failed in places, too. Kosovo was a NATO action because nothing got done in the UN.

Since the 90s, Canada sent troops to the Persian Gulf, Yugoslavia, Haiti, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and more. They were all dangerous missions. I don't understand why you don't want the military going to dangerous places. Hell, Canadians fought in real battles in Croatia. See: Medak Pocket.

Canadians used to be proud to send troops and assist in troubled regions. And you'd think a NATO operation would satisfy the people who claimed the initial invasion wasn't multilateral. It sure satisfied them in Kosovo.

I think most people would just act instinctively to protect their loved ones. Maybe that's using deadly force, maybe not. Either way, self defense is justifiable.

C'mon. We've sent the military to far worse. If one casualty is too many, then we're a nation of pussies. I feel bad for families of soldiers, but it's a volunteer army.

Fred Phelps is despicable. But strangely attractive. I want him bad.

Official announcement Monday. B)

http://www.godhatesfags.com The truth!!!!

In the big picture, the job can be done without Canadians, but they can still make a difference. If 40 Canadian troops are in Baghdad, maybe they can stop a car bombing or shootings of civilians, or something. I didn't have to donate $50 to the tsunami relief, since there was billions of dollars going that way. But I did.

Aren't they Hell-bound lesbians? I make it a point to only see musicians who are Heaven-bound.

Haha. Just teasin, mate. Anyways, send her my way. You have my address.

It's a humanitarian issue, not "running to the U.S.'s aid." Trust me, they don't need us, but it would be nice if we helped. Put aside the your dislike of Bush for just a second and look at the situation on the ground in Iraq. Anything we can do to help keep the new democratically elected government stable is needed. Peace is obtainable, and I think a NATO force would be able to contribute immensely (look at past experiences in the Balkans and Afghanistan). Sparq: Yes, Canada's armed forces are underfunded and overstretched, but that's Martin's own doing. You'd think with a $9 B surplus, we could reinvest in certain areas formerly cut.