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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (206224)	10/17/2006 12:47:43 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Canada doesn't need a military Itchy. It needs a Coast Guard. It can tell those who ask it for peacekeeping troops - "Sorry, we don't have a military." The Swiss have a military, but I don't recall their peacekeeping troops anywhere. They used to rent mercenaries. If Canada needs a JOBS program for it's young people, it could fund it's own Peace Corps, or public service programs for young people to work in Canada, improving the lives and infrastructure in Canada. Maybe building steambaths for the homeless. There are a thousand things young people could do that would provide more relevant experience than military service.

To: Ichy Smith who wrote (206224)	10/17/2006 2:37:55 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, it's not like you could carry off a Normandy style invasion or fight tough guys like the Nazis, eh? Canada and Normandy Canadians had figured prominently in the defeat of Hitlerism. In Normandy they had been in the vanguard of the Allied victory. The Nazi losses there were horrific – 300,000 men. Moreover, most of the enemy's equipment had been destroyed, including more than 2,000 tanks. The backbone of the German Army in the west was broken in Normandy, and the Canadians had played a monumental role. Allied casualties during the battle had also been heavy, including 18,444 Canadians, of whom 5,021 would never see their homes again. Of all the divisions which formed part of Montgomery's 21 Army Group, none suffered more casualties than the 3rd and 2nd Canadian. vac-acc.gc.ca vac-acc.gc.ca --- canadaka.net