Thread: Canadian soldiers taking the brunt in Afghansitan when compared to other NATO nations

Originally Posted by smilingassassin

This Canadian can accept "as long as it takes".

Don't all soldiers?

Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers

You're preaching to the choir here but I don't know how long Canadians can stomache the sacrafices.

The environment is the #1 priority for Canadians right now, I studied this in college. When the economy is doing good and people are making money, then the environment is the #1 concern. However when the economy turns sour, then people will not give two shits about the environment.

The Conservatives. in my mind, are banking on this truth, and are signing back onto the hypocracy known as Koyoto, in doing so, Harper can do whatever he wants in Afghanistan and still look like an alter boy, when the economy takes a turn for the worst and he cancells Koyoto, know one will care and he will be praised.

Originally Posted by Canmoore

The environment is the #1 priority for Canadians right now, I studied this in college. When the economy is doing good and people are making money, then the environment is the #1 concern. However when the economy turns sour, then people will not give two shits about the environment.

The Conservatives. in my mind, are banking on this truth, and are signing back onto the hypocracy known as Koyoto, in doing so, Harper can do whatever he wants in Afghanistan and still look like an alter boy, when the economy takes a turn for the worst and he cancells Koyoto, know one will care and he will be praised.

Bah, Kyoto is a farce anyway, as is this recent "Scientific study" that states global warming is purely man made. Theres absolutely no benifit to the Kyoto when you have countrys like China and India that could use the help cleaning their stuff up and getting up to our standards first.

As for the recent "Scientific study" reguarding global warming and its supposed manmade source, theres absolutely no mention of the earths natural hot and cold cycle, nothing. An analogy I recently heard that fits well is amputating your leg because its sore and you "think" it might be cancer.

Originally Posted by smilingassassin

Bah, Kyoto is a farce anyway, as is this recent "Scientific study" that states global warming is purely man made. Theres absolutely no benifit to the Kyoto when you have countrys like China and India that could use the help cleaning their stuff up and getting up to our standards first.

I think its going to be a really really long time before these countries get up to standard. I don't think that it should hinder say Canada's efforts to clean up as our country is far more advanced and should take the leadership in trying to protect the environment.

Originally Posted by MKristensen908

I think its going to be a really really long time before these countries get up to standard. I don't think that it should hinder say Canada's efforts to clean up as our country is far more advanced and should take the leadership in trying to protect the environment.

Sure, I agree, we should be doing our best to clean up even more, but not at the expence of our economy and peoples jobs when we can do far more for other country's.

Look at it this way, if two apartments in a complex have a water leak, one a slow trickle, another a huge torrent from a broken pipe, doesn't it make sence to stop the torrent of water, then tackle the trickle if you want to dry the place up?

Originally Posted by smilingassassin

Sure, I agree, we should be doing our best to clean up even more, but not at the expence of our economy and peoples jobs when we can do far more for other country's.

Look at it this way, if two apartments in a complex have a water leak, one a slow trickle, another a huge torrent from a broken pipe, doesn't it make sence to stop the torrent of water, then tackle the trickle if you want to dry the place up?

We can and should clean up the environment, yes. But we need to do it in a sustainable way, where by we are not gimping our economy.

Originally Posted by Canmoore

We can and should clean up the environment, yes. But we need to do it in a sustainable way, where by we are not gimping our economy.

I agree and I think you may have miss-understood my statement. In "trickle" I meant us, while the "torrent" would be the developing third world country's.