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Hey Canadians
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:59 am
by Narrock
Well, the 4 or 5 of you who are from Canada... what do you think of this? Honorable gesture by the U.S? Too little, too late... doesn't matter? Really, what do you think?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050523/ap_ ... g_memorial
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:05 am
by Tikker
He should have been executed
He saw night ground exercises, and was told not to engage
he dropped a bomb anyways
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:19 am
by Rust
I think it is a nice gesture, I hope it helps the families.
It's nice to see some recognition that, while we do disagree about things, the US and Canada are about the two closest allies in the world. A 5000+ mile undefended border, integrated trade and economy, continental defense integration, and a common langauge and historical origin. (ok, you burned Fort York in Toronto and we burned the White House, and there was that near-war over that pig on an island near Vancouver, let's skip those)
So yeah, it's a nice gesture, but that US pilot should be in jail. I'm so sorry for the families.
--R.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:46 am
by Zanchief
I like the US, I don't always care much for Americans though.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:30 am
by Lyion
Zanchief wrote:I like the US, I don't always care much for Americans though.
me, too.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:12 pm
by brinstar
Zanchief wrote:I like the US, I don't always care much for Americans though.
me three
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:38 pm
by labbats
I like the way Canadians make beer. The rest is just the part of the map they don't show on the Weather Channel.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:48 pm
by Gidan
Canadian beer really is good.
On subject, I think it was a nice gesture but to late in comming.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:59 pm
by Diekan
What's a Canadian?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 6:47 pm
by fefn
Tikker wrote:He should have been executed
He saw night ground exercises, and was told not to engage
he dropped a bomb anyways
Couldn't agree more.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:04 pm
by Ciladan
I thought it was a nice gesture. And that the pilot won't fly again is good enough for me. Accidents happen.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:49 pm
by Tikker
Ciladan wrote:I thought it was a nice gesture. And that the pilot won't fly again is good enough for me. Accidents happen.
That's the thing tho
it wasn't an accident
he pushed the button on purpose
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 3:22 pm
by xaoshaen
fefn wrote:Tikker wrote:He should have been executed
He saw night ground exercises, and was told not to engage
he dropped a bomb anyways
Couldn't agree more.
It was a fuckup. These happen in combat. Only particularly clueless civilians suggest imprisonment, let alone execution, as a panacea for friendly fire incidents.
It doesn't lessen the tragedy of what happened, but it certaintly wasn't a deliberate act of malice. It was a fuckup.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:29 pm
by Tikker
I'll restate
He radio'd in about what he saw as someone firing on him
he was told it was ground exercise, don't fire
he dropped a bomb anyways
Only particularly clueless military boys club people would allow him to get off with a warning
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:44 pm
by Martrae
The pilot, who was court-martialed and reprimanded, said his superiors never told him the Canadians would be conducting exercises in the area.
Anyone have a link to the full story?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:52 pm
by araby
Canada is that country above the United States right?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:11 pm
by Narrock
Araby wrote:Canada is that country above the United States right?
Only in terms of geography.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:24 pm
by Tikker
And Literacy ratings!
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 6:21 pm
by fefn
Tikker wrote:I'll restate
He radio'd in about what he saw as someone firing on him
he was told it was ground exercise, don't fire
he dropped a bomb anyways
Only particularly clueless military boys club people would allow him to get off with a warning
Perfect retort.