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Politics Do Not Pass/Pass With Care. Today's truckers are far more educated and cognizant of the issues regarding politics due to the sharp increase in talk radio, and various trucking news media sources. Talk politics. Do truckers like politicians?

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Normally I ignore uninformed statements like that, as it is quite a common occurrence whenever dealing with Americans. However, one as ignorant as yours desperately needs to be addressed.

Canada has been fighting the Taliban in support of the US effort since December 2001 when commandos from our JTF2 unit were deployed there. In fact, our contribution can arguably be backdated even further, as the roughly 100 Canadian soldiers serving in exchange positions within various US units were sent over with them in the first stages of the war. In March of 2002, Canadian soldiers were deployed alongside US forces as past of Operation Anaconda. You may recall that during this operation an American F-16 pilot killed four and wounded eight Canadian soldiers when he mistook their night training exercise for a Taliban operation and bombed them. As the war progressed, Canadian troops were stationed first at Kabul, then back to Kandahar where they have been since 2005.

We have been fighting side by side with the US right from the start. Comments like yours not only show a gross ignorance of the world outside your own doorstep, but they are an insult to the over 130 Canadian soldiers who have died in battle since this war began.
I have a "Pray for our Troops" ribbon magnet on the tailgate of my pick-up. There is an American flag on one side and a Canadian flag on the other. I am well aware of our neighbors to the north fighting side by side with our troops. Thank You Canada!
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I have a "Pray for our Troops" ribbon magnet on the tailgate of my pick-up. There is an American flag on one side and a Canadian flag on the other. I am well aware of our neighbors to the north fighting side by side with our troops. Thank You Canada!
The way I see it, we're all in this together. We have not forgotten 9/11, either, and never will - we lost citizens on that day, too. And until the world is a safe place to live, we are going to continue to fight alongside the US and all other free nations in the defence of our freedom and rights.
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Even I will admit that this is very far fetched, it would take a lot of planning and cooperation from many different individuals, and there is very little room for error.

My concern is that IF something like this was planned by our government, there has to be a motive.. Nobody does something this catostrophic for no reason whatsoever.

Remember, JFK Warned that our civil liberties were at risk under the guise of security, and protection -- shortly thereafter he was assasinated, I believe that JFK was one of the few truly popular American Presidents, and perhaps it's because he diddn't bend to the will of greed.

Benjamin Franklin said, "Those who would forego their liberties for temporary protection deserve neither liberties nor protection."

I cant help but feel like the patriot act is just another piece of the puzzle most skeptics call "Gradualism" which means slowly moving a plan forward and sliding it under everyone noses until eventually they get used to the idea. There are alot of sheep in this country, you don't have to agree with me but at least try thinking on it a little bit.. Be a free thinker, that's what this country is about.

Curiously, on 11 September 1990 Bush Senior made his speech about a "New World Order" which is supposedly some code for world domination that various "Secret societies" are vying for. I'm not sure I believe in this stuff, but it's odd that this all happened on Sept. 11th.

Aaron Russo, an ex politician and filmmaker has gone public stating that one of the Rockefellers who is also rumored to be involved in one of these "secret societies" that i was talking about earlier told him of the events of 9-11 before they happened, and explained in intricite detail what the goal of all this was. Whether or not it's true? I couldn't tell you.. I don't believe everything that i hear, but it's certainly some food for thought here is the reference:

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They even invented a "Microchip implant" that they had planned to put into everyones neck under the guise of national security, that diddn't pan out I guess becuase i heard nothing more about it, I think the constitution probably needs a few more words erased before they can get away with that... >.<
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The way I see it, we're all in this together. We have not forgotten 9/11, either, and never will - we lost citizens on that day, too. And until the world is a safe place to live, we are going to continue to fight alongside the US and all other free nations in the defence of our freedom and rights.

I am just not sure who we are fighting anymore.. It wasn't Iraq that attacked our country. This is where alot of confusion comes into play. So much for not forgetting i haven't heard a word about the guy we're supposed to be after in months.. Go figure.
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Dozens of countries lost citizens on 9/11.
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I am just not sure who we are fighting anymore.. It wasn't Iraq that attacked our country. This is where alot of confusion comes into play. So much for not forgetting i haven't heard a word about the guy we're supposed to be after in months.. Go figure.
The "who" is pretty easy to figure out, it's the "why" that has gotten a bit fuzzy. But we're in this so deep now that to pull out will mean all the lives sacrificed on the battlefield will have been in vain. It is a tough call.
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The "who" is pretty easy to figure out, it's the "why" that has gotten a bit fuzzy. But we're in this so deep now that to pull out will mean all the lives sacrificed on the battlefield will have been in vain. It is a tough call.
Yes, but our objectives seemed to have shift before anybody was paying attention.

The war on terror has nothing to do with liberating iraq.

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Curiously, on 11 September 1990 Bush Senior made his speech about a "New World Order" which is supposedly some code for world domination that various "Secret societies" are vying for. I'm not sure I believe in this stuff, but it's odd that this all happened on Sept. 11th.
It would INDEED be curious if BUSH made that speech on Sept 11, 1990, but you see..........he DIDN'T. You are off by several months, and it wasn't near Sept 11 of ANY YEAR.
Check your facts again...please before you post such bullcrapola.
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ANYWAY. keep the 9/11 fairy tales to the thread dedicated to it.

we can win in Afghanistan. Obama needs to man up give the commanders what they want AND the freedom to complete the mission. they ask for troops. give them the troops.

its funny how the Taliban and Al Queda were all but out of Afghanistan. then our troops started pulling back. we NEED to get the Pakistanis on our side or to allow our troops to help them in the Tribal areas on the border.

complain all you want about our troops being there. THEY ARE THERE. support them with what the commanders say they need to get the job done and LET THEM.
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