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I think "melting pot" is just a nicer way of representing a different (less benign) idea, which will remain nameless here. I don‘t think anyone‘s mind on the matter will change much so I‘ll leave it at that. Keep in mind that it‘s "Peace, Order, and Good Government", not "Life, Liberty, and...

I think the bottom line is, if there is an attack on our lawfully elected government, no matter if it‘s by our bestest friend in the entire world, it is our lawful obligated duty to defend it -- no ifs ands or buts. The foundation of a democratic society is for everyone to respect the...

Holy crap Gunnar, you make the US sound like a white man‘s paradise or something. The US isn‘t all that different from Canada in terms of ethnic composition... it probably sounds more like the version of Canada that you just described than the Canada that actually exists. There is a lot more...

Here‘s the New York Times‘ view on possible things to come (just one point of view, that‘s all): US Rejects Criticism on Awarding of Iraq Contracts

Just a point in response to King‘s question of how the US would control Iraq‘s oil reserves: It is VERY simple. The way to do it is to install a government that will "play ball" with the US on a long term stable basis. By installing a government (autocratic or democratic, doesn‘t matter)...

You guys are both right and wrong. For the Res world, BMQ(R) is for NCMs; BOTP(R) is for officers. BMQ(R) and BOTP(R) share a lot of the same curriculum but BOTP(R) has a leadership ortion to it, so that‘s why you see officer candidates and private recruits on the same course together for the...

I would imagine Iraqi stations would be state-run, or at the very least state-controlled. I think the beef is that Al-Jazeera ISN‘T Iraqi-state run. It‘s not even an Iraqi station... it‘s based in Qatar. It‘s sort of like the Arab world‘s own CNN, a "for Arabs by Arabs" sort of thing...

Hey, that was my idea! (The blurring out faces bit) I mentioned it in the "UK Plane Shot down by Patriot" string. :D I think the Red Cross is right, media should just cut out the habit of showing PWs altogether.

Er, I don‘t think that‘s what‘s happening Michael. The way I understand it is that the Reserves are getting the Silverados and the Regs (and some Reserve units -- armoured recce maybe) are getting the G-wagons.

Michael: Regarding my comments earlier about CNN... You are right, I agree, it definitely is stretching it to include the media as violators of the Conventions... But a devil‘s advocate would note that Article 13 (the one everyone is quoting) only stipulates that the PW is protected from "acts...

Re: CTV link, just being nitpicky about the "violation of the Geneva Convention" bit regarding US PWs being shown on video, I remember CNN and whatnot showing lots and lots of Iraqi soldiers with their hands up and being searched and whatnot... I think if one wants to be technical about it...

I‘m not sure if those are military engineer specific songs, since university engineer students sing it with impunity. Funny how a question about underage drinking turned into this... :rolleyes:

It depends. Chances are on basic you are not allowed to drink alcohol even on weekends until they say you are, which is a toss up depending on the powers that be. There‘s no change in legal drinking age from the provincial laws. I would STRONGLY recommend against under-age drinking. Course...

I seem to recall that not too long ago during the PPCLI‘s tour in Afghanistan that pundits were raising the issue of our troops wearing TW CADPAT uniform instead of AR CADPAT (or any sort of desert coloured uniform due to lack of stock). It seems like the British troops in the Gulf are still...

Well, if they‘re gonna nitpick, they should take a look at the Revolutionary War and how the French gave them a hand... In fact, one could even possibly argue that the French were supporting the colonial "terrorists" against British rule... I‘m sure the American colonials committed acts that...

Hmmm, are you guys sure about the SQ thing and the first chevron? I always thought that it was: Private (Recruit) - no training -- no chevron Private (Basic) - BMQ + SQ -- no chevron Private (Trained) - MOC -- one chevron I‘ll check with someone when I get a chance.

The first course any soldier takes these days (BMQ/BOTP) in both the Reserve and Reg Force world is much less physically gruelling than say 10 years ago. Kuro and Port here are describing their experiences in the Reserve world. If you are worried about your physical fitness and intend to join...

Gate_Guard 10% of the US‘ imported oil is significant. If you consider the price implications that come from having vs missing that 10% and its effect on US industry and the car (and SUV) -loving public, the their culmulative effect on the US economy is significant. Keep in mind that Iraq is...

Infanteer, The War Against Terrorism shouldn‘t really involve Iraq. It is just a convenient banner under which the President Bush‘s administration could justify hostilities. Given the chance, Al-Quada and their fundamentalist allies would want to change the Iraqi regime too if they had the...

I think having the backbone to resist the urge to be the "yes-man" to the US is nothing to be embarrassed about. Keep in mind that we aren‘t in the French and German camp. Polarizing the world is not a wise move in the long run, and our work (although not terribly fruitful so far) as mediators...