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Gunnar I am using the same info available that you use. You're right it is an opinion and it's mine. To imply that you are correct and that I am wrong when it comes to opinions is very narrow minded. Your opinion is he is a good man, mine is that he is an incompetent man. I can't change your opinion and I don't want to, just as you can't change mine.
I didn't say he was a good man. I argued that calling him a coward or incompetent was judgemental based on the facts. He is criticised by some, not on the basis of fact, but because he is French, he is artillery, he is an officer, he had a well publicised battle with PTSD, he was promoted several times by Cretien and Baril.
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Ask him if he can explain how he got promoted TWICE after he screwed the pooch in Rawanda and then became a drunken, blathering shell of a man found wandering by the Rideau? I apologize ahead of time for anyone who might actually respect this individual.
Here's an example of your "correct" post! Certainly it is your opinion, but it doesn't mean much as you don't provide any type of facts other than a blatant misunderstanding of PTSD.
Gunnar, I tend to agree that the man was not a coward, just that he was/is incompetent. He may well be a nice guy but he was way over his head in Rwanda and then showed that true lieberal spirit by blaming everything and everybody but himself.It doesn't surprise me that he took a nice plum patronage appointment from the liberals, after all he is cut from the same clothe. Accept all the credit when things work, deny responsibility when they go to crap.Also, I wasn't there so don't bother with that analogy. It reeks of schoolyard taunting "Yes you are. No I'm not" childlike behaviour.
Here's another example of your post. How was he incompetent? For leading a failed mission that probably had no chance of success? Show me how he could have done better?
You should have read the last line in my first post where I apologized ahead of time to those who think Dallaire is a great man, because I will not apologize a second. Other than that, have a nice day and I will agree to disagree with you about this sorry excuse for a soldier!
I have never stated that Dallaire was a great man but I don't believe he should be villified either or termed "sorry excuse for a soldier". You can certainly state your opinion but if you don't back it up with any type of facts it doesn't mean anything and people should treat it as such.