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03.19.2002 || 23h36 A buncha stuff about Afghanistan, Canada, and cf's friends It disturbs me that the allied unit being so widely reported as having the most kills in Afghanistan happens to be one of ours. I mean, it's not a surprise, really. It's always been that way, from the fact that the Canadian regiments spent D-Day getting further into Normandy than any other Allied landing force, to the victory at Vimy Ridge in the previous big war, a victory that had eluded the British and French even though they really, really tried. Those are things that we are told to be proud of, and I have no problem with that. However, I have trouble being proud of the exploits of our troops this time around because we were told that they'd be defending an airbase, not taking hilltops and acting as a cushion between the US Army and the defending forces. Mitigation: No one thought that when JTF 2 went in with the first US special forces or Navy SEALS or whatever all those months ago that it would be to defend aeroports. JTF 2's mandate is to go into the hard areas and kill everything in sight. It's what they do. We were told that the regular army was only going to help out at the bases, this is clearly not happening. World War II was a just fight. Germany turned their humiliation from the first world war into an excuse to annex everyone around them, and they ultimately got more humiliation for their trouble; specifically after we softened them up and the fresh American faces showed up for the end-game. The discovery of camps full of Jews, Gypsies, and Gays just made it that much more imperative that our side win completely. WWI, on the other hand, was a useless war that no-one wanted, but that everyone was sucked into anyway due to an extremely twisted web of international allegiances. Afghanistan is the same thing. The Allies are there alongside the US because Bush has threatened us all with some narsty juju if we don't sign on. Our mutual defence contracts with NATO countries and our southern neighbours have basically made it impossible for us *not* to march into a foreign land and start shooting people. ********** Telling moment: To-night, I was editing while Best Friend played Diablo II on the other side of the room and Sister's Ex Husband surfed the net on the iMac of Doom beside me. You guessed it: 80s altern. A Pet Shop Boys tune was blaring from the DoomBook and I was dancing in my chair. cf: You know, it's possible that the only reason I really like these guys is because they remind me of a time in my life that was simpler and more utopian. Best Friend: You mean when you were abused and hated high school? SXH: Man, you reminisce about the strangest things. cf: ... ********** The fucking Crown is mulling over a ridiculous tax aimed at pissing off Canadians who want to do more with their computers than e-mail their grandmothers. Canadians, neighbours, countrymen, *countrywomen*; sign the petition telling Sheila Copps and her lackeys to fuck right off.
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shite One last little note... - 09.21.2006 de-stressing, biking and terrorism - 06.06.2006 Mildly stressed... - 05.29.2006 More crime stupidity - 05.28.2006 Scary stuff - 05.25.2006
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