tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post6308938798732448422..comments2024-03-03T05:11:57.603-05:00Comments on Wings Over Iraq: Acknowledging our allies: CanadaStarbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-74386350836280125782010-05-06T11:40:25.034-04:002010-05-06T11:40:25.034-04:00By the way, Rex, I love your work over at PaxSims....By the way, Rex, I love your work over at PaxSims.Starbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-71817764858197339452010-05-05T22:06:42.209-04:002010-05-05T22:06:42.209-04:00Haha, Rex, you bring up a good point. I live on a...Haha, Rex, you bring up a good point. I live on a battlefield from the War of 1812, so I was a little hesitant to mention anything about that portion of history...Starbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-43248923797724002352010-05-05T20:10:21.431-04:002010-05-05T20:10:21.431-04:00It's good of you not to mention the occupation...It's good of you not to mention the occupation of Montreal during the US War of Independence, the War of 1812, the Fenian Raids, Confederation (in part, a military alliance against the perceived threat of American expansionism), or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red" rel="nofollow">Plan Red/Crimson</a> and its counterpart <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Scheme_No._1" rel="nofollow">Defence Scheme No. 1</a> (our respective contingency plans to invade each other in the 1920s and 1930s). Even our national capital is located in Ottawa because of our history of military confrontation!<br /><br />I'm just kidding, of course. It is striking, however, how much of Canada's history and political geography was shaped by more than a century of military tensions with the US--and how very close the defence relationship has been since WWII.Rex Brynenhttp://paxsims.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-11232064137624264362010-05-05T10:16:05.745-04:002010-05-05T10:16:05.745-04:00I'll also give a shout-out to our Canadian fri...I'll also give a shout-out to our Canadian friends. Nearly all of the USAmerican teams who come to Mexico for orphanage building projects have canceled this summer due to Drug War violence but one noble Canadian team is still coming. So I say kudos to the Canucks!El Goyitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794867770198842232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-17432603098702685242010-05-05T09:41:42.911-04:002010-05-05T09:41:42.911-04:00Will do. I've added The Torch to the blogroll...Will do. I've added The Torch to the blogroll!Starbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-25746194213769645822010-05-04T22:18:00.638-04:002010-05-04T22:18:00.638-04:00Much obliged for your comments about us neighbours...Much obliged for your comments about us neighbours to your north. <a href="http://toyoufromfailinghands.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Torch</a> is Canada's foremost milblog. Pretty much Canada's <i>only</i> milblog, for that matter. Queen's Regulations and Orders are very different from the UCMJ, not to mention protections of freedom of speech. So our guys and gals in uniform aren't nearly as free to speak as you folks are.<br /><br />Anyhow, if you're looking for information on the Canadian Forces, we'd love you to drop by.Babbling Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303479002336148849noreply@blogger.com