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Did we take in Germans, Italians and Japanese during WWII?

One does not harbor their enemies during time of war.

Once the war was over we again opened our borders to those countries but not while we were at war with them.

Who did we declare war against?

Oh thats right terrorists, not ANY country specifically.

 

No one respects Canadian or US troops more than I do.

 

I respect them so much that rather send them over to be killed as canon fodder in yet another failed PEACE after a briefly successful war. I want there to be a remote chance of them not having to go back in a couple of years. NO ONE has an answer of how that is possible or likely to happen, until we do lets save our troops until there is, if that isn't supporting the military then I guess I am guilty.

 

How many of our finest have to give their lives, limbs or sanity after we lose interest and pull out our troops. Only to see a group of worse thugs pop up and do even more evil in a few years or less?

 

Rest assured though that once the idiots in charge send them into any war I support them totally and unabashedly. Not only while they are there but for whatever they need when they come home. I just don't see wasting their lives as being very smart.

To a civilian, its not smart.

To others its highly profitable....

Assad gassing his own people is highly debatable...

 

Those are some very true words Doug. Some make it,some dont. Food makes us feel better, sorta speak.

 

Maybe not Ricks, but hey,what ya got,you deal with.

Oh im ready to nuke you?

Low blow

won't be me drinking moonshine. Been there done that got the t-shirt, don't need to do that again. If I knew I was gonna live this long I would not have lived this hard!

Just a joke brotha, pretty sure moonshine would kill me more quickly then the food we will eat?

Boy your gonna have fun!!!

 

Just pokin' fun at you bud. Get rested up before I get there in August, OK?

 

And holy cats man, seven kids, that is a double marathon to run every single day! Better you than me! (My youngest is 20)

 

Doug

Im banking on 7 professional athletes lol.

Yep, august gonna be fun man!!!

I need someones moonshine recipe.......

Last confirmed cougar in Ontario was Creemore in 1897.

 

Watched all the youtube/smartphone videos and the western mountain lions aren't in any hurry to bolt.

They seem to relaxed almost stalking, not taking off scared. They are apex predator.

 

Need pics/video please in this smartphone world.

In the west the landscape is totally different and theyvebeen there for who knows how long?

Im assuming these factors make a difference, it is logical.

Rick it looks like you broke out the heirloom china again buddy!

 

Looks tastier than the re-heated ham and scalloped potstaoes I did up for supper here!

 

Doug

Doug, work does a number on a guy with 6 kids and one on the way lol

I wanna cook and eat, im not interested in a pile of dishes lol

I don't necessarily have all the answers, but I do know that if we keep bombing them from afar, they'll make sure they bring it here to us.

 

When I look at that video of Syria, I am appalled at what we have wrought.

Absolutely! Add libya and iraq etc to that list

Here we have horrible plating, some chicken parma with mazza and emmentil, served over pasta shells with olive oil, butter, garlic, salt and pepper.

Actually not overnight, it rained last night, so over two days

No such thing as 'bad weather', only inappropriate clothes!!!

So many got caught off guard at the mine today it was hilarious!

Me, I packed my gear and had it ready.

Went from +15 to -15 over night with a big snow storm, 40kmp/h winds.

Many suffered, me, not so much lol. It still sucked but it is what it is.

For the first time in my life, on a mine site, I was sent home earlier due to poor conditions lol.

In northern alberta they would laugh

Lol....Like just how many cougars are out there ?

 

A handful,Hundreds,Thousands ?

 

Yet no pics ?

 

Dead ones and still no photos taken, I'm sure the skeleton is still there!! RIGHT ???

I would have loved to take photos, but like I said, no cell phone(this was roughly 14 years ago we had a dead one on the weigh scale), and AGAIN, good luck. If national geographic photographers came( or other pros) they would find them zero doubt in my mind.

Last thing I think of heading 90 km up cedar narrows road is "i better have a camera ready to see an animal that jumps clearly across the road in one bound to photograph it"

Juveniles seems to be the easiest to catch with their curiousity.

Full grown good luck.

If you have deer in the area and other small game, im willing to bet cougars have been or are in the area.

Heck im sure many here have walked right past them.

I for one support the soldiers.

Just not those that control them.

I agree GBW...

Dutch just posted a few of the best NF posts ive seen on this board IMO

Sidewalk im assuming is fairgame.

Shake it off, not worth your frustration?

Now that, is a great human being?

Honest answer: you cannot win this war by bombs. Ever, period. First, the UN and Geneva convention would never allow carpet bombing civilians. Second, if we did that, we'd be worse terrorists than IS anyways. Does anyone think that if only the Palestinians had more bombs, peace would follow? How about the reverse - if Israel rains bombs in the Gaza Strip, do you think Hamas will throw up their hands and say "okay Israel, you win"? No chance.

 

Every time we drop a bomb we create more enemies. There was a link to a great article earlier in this thread about why people join IS. I'm guessing most won't read it. Most of these guys didn't like Saddam, but under him they had a way more prosperous and peaceful life than under "us". The average IS soldier is 27 years old, married with two kids, and while they are Muslim, they do not subscribe to the extreme idealism that IS leadership does. The fact is, a job fighting for IS is the only way they can feed their kids because the U.S. left their country in ruins. The U.S. created this situation in a mad rush to bomb someone (anyone). They had no plan for after the bombs fell, and are now reaping what they have sown.

 

In fact, the U.S. funded IS when they were under other names because they had a hard on for Assad. Assad is a bad guy, don't get me wrong, but the U.S. is still bumbling around making the middle East worse. Who do they think is going to fill the power vacuum if they topple Assad?

 

Reality check, there are approximately 30,000 IS troops. There are 1.5M regular and 3M reserve troops in the region (in the armies of "allies" such as Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, etc). None of them have fighting IS on their priority list. I think we should be asking our "allies" why that is, and tell them to clean up their own back yard. I do not believe our troops should be in a combat role there, but we can train and support those that will do the heavy lifting.

 

At any rate, I am pleased that we are no longer bombing because every orphan or widow we create ends up joining IS to fight the "terrorists" that destroyed their homes and killed their family.

 

I believe we have to dial back on our own hatred. If we decide that the answer to this problem is to "turn the Middle East into a sheet of glass", then we lose our humanity and become the monsters we claim to hate.

???

 

has everyone forgot that Nathan Cirillo was killed by an islamic extremist right here in Ottawa, and that extremist attempted to enter parliament and open fire. In our luck the idiot was shot before he could kill anyone else?

 

If you think canada is immune to this kinda garbage and the solution is to hide under a rock until it goes away you are an idiot.

Read above you.

Does more bombs equal more peace?

Ill just continue to shake my head and laugh

Apperently, with topics on OFC lately, its pretty clear alot of members here like violence.

Its sad really

Then most of those members claim Canada to be a peaceful country, ???

I don't understand why there is so much doubt that they are here.

 

Why wouldn't they be? I can tell you for sure I have seen one. Believe me or not, I don't really care, I know what I saw, and I have no doubt what is in that photo is a big cat too.

 

S.

Ive seen four including the dead cat.

And I can honestly say good luck to anyone trying to get a pick in the bush. They are so fast youde never have time to bust out a camera.

Bush is just too thick here In NW ontario

Maybe in a mountaines region and a long lense but here its just not gonna happen.

Where did you see one sinker?

And im with ya, i seen them so i know. I dont care much if anyone believes me

I didnt have a cell up till bout 5 years ago

Even then we had technology sharing issues and no cameras or cells on site anyhow

Mnr and weyerhaueser and a few truck drivers had pics though.

And ive never seen a sasquatch lol

Yes, the one i found appeared to be about this size.

It could have been juvenile, starving sick etc.

But ive seen healthy ones too and they are big.

They are super predators for a reason, if they dont wanna be seen, odds are you wont see them, and if you happen to see one, it isnt gonna be for long

I found a dead one so the mnr couldnt contest that sighting

Im not sure if anyone else has done this but what we do at a few of our better icefishing spots is drill 5 or 6 holes at "deadspots" usually 100 yards away or so.

Seems many ice anglers will jump on previuosly drilled holes like white on rice.

Works 60% of the time, everytime!