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Canadian involvement with Iraq

Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-03-11 23:02:47

He is commander-in -chief or the American army; is he not. I do not believe all the fault lies with the pilots that dropped the bomb. The problem lies in a lack of proper communications between troops. I believe,they may be the usual scape goats

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Canadian involvement with Iraq

Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-03-13 16:29:33

Yes, he is commander in chief, but its still a stretch to lay the blame for friendly fire at his feet.

By that logic, every sea king disaster on Chretien's watch is his responsibility. (Which, I guess, you could argue as it was his decision to cancel there replacement...)

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Canadian involvement with Iraq

Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-03-13 22:20:08

Well if you remeber the Gulf war; the figures I read were 40% of americans killed were killed by friendly fire. As commander in chief; he should have addressed this real problem. Mr Bush and the top military brass should have acted to address this lack of acceptable communications between the fighting force units. Mr Cretien should ensure our fighting force is better protected if he wants them to act for him. We must improve our military. This could be accomplished financially by training them to perform coast guard duties and civil defense for natural or other disasters.

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Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-03-14 14:37:29

40% dead by friendly fire is a statistic which reveals how FEW the number of enemy-caused casualties there are. This statistic is misleading.

Otherwise, I take your point. Friendly fire must be eliminated as much as possible. So too, must we ensure our military is equipped to perform their missions as safely and securely as possible.

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