US troops defend our country......

[Testosterone boy]

In fact, you now need a degree to get hired by the RCMP, not to mention all the tests (one of them being insane). The Canadian army is another song. 90% of the guys there being some dumbass.

Canada has not needed an effective military for a very long time.

I approve of police having degrees.

 

[Testosterone boy]

So you do not you think our best guys should be out proactively stifling terrorism? I fail to see the logic

OK...I'll play the game of knowing what you are alluding to here.


Of course the proactive stifling of terrorism is logical. It may prove that the seizure of Iraq was an effective measure in this regard just as simply dropping a big nuke with any attack might be an effective deterrent.

I am not privy to a great deal of history and intelligence on the ME but I do know that Iraq has never sponsored an international terrorist to our knowledge. Defense of our action usually winds up to the effect that we needed the oil or the region needed change. I suspect a lot had to with the fact that it seemed like something drastic needed to be done.

I think the Iraqi operation could have been a good thing if properly orchestrated. It has not been.

BTW.........never heard of you. Debating an absolute stranger in cyberspace is ........interesting.

 

[2Thick]

Canada must have the best military in the world!!

And so does switzerland!

 

[DepressiveJuice]

i love this mans military. and canada does have a good military- the USAs

 

[75th]

i love this mans military. and canada does have a good military- the USAs

So true.

 

[Rex]

There are stupid people everywhere. A college degree doesn't mean that someone is smarter. I've seen a lot of dumb officers, and a degree is needed to be one.

Enlisted, commissioned, civilians. I've come across all sorts of idiots.

 

[Apöllo]

I've seen some ex-military guys kick major butt in the civilian market.

The military has all types in it........same with the RCMP I would think.

Our Matt is a prime example, He makes 500 grand a year and has 30 lawyers working for him.

 

[JBRO]

fuck yeah

 

[GoldenDelicious]

so far they may have been a deterrence but how long until the magic line in the sand is crossed, foreign hate towards an obtrusive USA consolidates, and their presence precipitates rather than deters terrorist acts against the USA

people do have their limits you know

 

[SCOTTY-TWO-HOTTY]

In fact, you now need a degree to get hired by the RCMP, not to mention all the tests (one of them being insane). The Canadian army is another song. 90% of the guys there being some dumbass.

Manny- I agree with your position on the Canadian Military... most of those guys wouldn't have the skills to pump gas if they weren't employed by the Armed Forces.

However... the RCMP does not (not now, not ever) hire exclusively post-secondary educated people. I go as far to say that the RCMP has probably the lowest grade applicant of any police agency in Canada (except some of the 'Reserve' agencies). Both physically and in character... many members that are pouring out of Depot are questionable officers. Most are sent to lower mainland British Columbia... where they are strictly supervised in massive detachments and can hide their fuck-ups behind other cops. The top 5% of each troop are sent to the smaller detachments, called limited duration posts. There, they work one-man-cars and have proven that they operate independently in crisis situations... w/o supervision.

I'm not saying that 90% of RCMPolice Officers are dumbasses like their Military counterparts... but its not far from that.