Canada Loses Colonel in A-Stan

[petros]

Col. Geoff Parker, 42, born and raised in Oakville, became the 145th soldier to die since the mission began in 2002 and the seventh this year. He leaves a wife and two young children – and by the accounts of his many peers in Kandahar – a career of limitless potential.

Parker was among at least 18 killed, including five U.S. soldiers, as the blast tore through a main thoroughfare on Kabul’s Western edge.
The apparent target, a convoy of five unmarked SUVs in which Parker and the Americans were riding. But Afghans bore the brunt of the rush-hour attack, which shredded as many as 20 vehicles, killed a dozen civilians and wounding scores more.

 

[Cliffy]

Yup. He now joins the glorious dead.:roll:

Time to bring our boys and girls home.

 

[petros]

Yup. He now joins the glorious dead.:roll:

Time to bring our boys and girls home.

That would kill the economy.

 

[Cliffy]

That would kill the economy.

I have lived far below the poverty line for 40 years. They tell me we are in a recession. I didn't notice. I don't think we can put a price on the lives of our children. We need them to clean up the mess we have made of this country.

 

[Machjo]

That would kill the economy.

A military economy is a false economy. It creates jobs by consuming resources. Instead, we could create just as many jobs while developing our resources. Instead of soldiers, why not hire more teachers? Creates just as may jobs while developing the country's human resources rather than having them get killed off.

 

[ironsides]

I have lived far below the poverty line for 40 years. They tell me we are in a recession. I didn't notice. I don't think we can put a price on the lives of our children. We need them to clean up the mess we have made of this country.

You need to set goals in your life, rise to your potential. Life to to short.

 

[ironsides]

A military economy is a false economy. It creates jobs by consuming resources. Instead, we could create just as many jobs while developing our resources. Instead of soldiers, why not hire more teachers? Creates just as may jobs while developing the country's human resources rather than having them get killed off.

Because taxpayers do not want to fund schools and public projects. Doesn't provide any immediate benefits. Is Canada running on a military economy, I think it is more that your natural resources are the driving force behind your economy.

 

[earth_as_one]

About 30 Taliban just attacked Bagram Air Force Base/Black OP site/Torture chamber. Looks like a lot more dead and wounded...
BBC News - Afghan insurgents attack Bagram air base

 

[Machjo]

Because taxpayers do not want to fund schools and public projects. Doesn't provide any immediate benefits. Is Canada running on a military economy, I think it is more that your natural resources are the driving force behind your economy.

War consumes resources, but does not produce good or service of economic value. As a result, while it may create jobs, it also puts inflationary pressure, and consequently taxation and interest-rate pressure on the economy. Creating jobs for the sake of creating jobs is a silly end in itself. Any job created by the government ought to aim at investment so as to increase the value of the GDP. Education for example would be such an investment.

 

[darkbeaver]

A military economy is a false economy. It creates jobs by consuming resources. Instead, we could create just as many jobs while developing our resources. Instead of soldiers, why not hire more teachers? Creates just as may jobs while developing the country's human resources rather than having them get killed off.

I agree with your sentiment however war has been the human economic engine since before Sumer. We may modify, adjust, refine, legislate, educate and squirm but untill the gold cult is broken, utterly, nothing will change and the blood will run as always, every drop of it enriching the monsters. He who prints the money makes the laws. That has been in force for some five thousand years, probably longer.
The poor colonel like the unnumbered before him has been expended to service some debt that we can not even imagine or remember.

 

[eh1eh]

I agree with your sentiment however war has been the human economic engine since before Sumer. We may modify, adjust, refine, legislate, educate and squirm but untill the gold cult is broken, utterly, nothing will change and the blood will run as always, every drop of it enriching the monsters. He who prints the money makes the laws. That has been in force for some five thousand years, probably longer.
The poor colonel like the unnumbered before him has been expended to service some debt that we can not even imagine or remember.

In the US of A that is not the government, hence this explains much.

 

[darkbeaver]

In the US of A that is not the government, hence this explains much.

I don't understand.

 

[eh1eh]

I don't understand.

In America the government does not print the money. It is 'The Fed' a private corporation.
Kind of thought you would know that, or are you colour blind and didn't see the red letters, "He who prints the money makes the laws." from the quote?

 

[Cliffy]

You need to set goals in your life, rise to your potential. Life to to short.

I am living my goal. I set out to leave as small a foot print as I could back in the 70s. I have been very successful at it.

 

[darkbeaver]

In America the government does not print the money. It is 'The Fed' a private corporation.
Kind of thought you would know that, or are you colour blind and didn't see the red letters, "He who prints the money makes the laws." from the quote?

My dichromatism did not contribute to my confusion, this time. I simple didn't get it. It may have been your accent.

 

[petros]

I am living my goal. I set out to leave as small a foot print as I could back in the 70s. I have been very successful at it.

But you're supposed to die in debt with a hill of plastic crap as trophies.

 

[eh1eh]

My dichromatism did not contribute to my confusion, this time. I simple didn't get it. It may have been your accent.

I have a very sarcastic lilt. I'll let it go this time. ;-)

 

[Cliffy]

But you're supposed to die in debt with a hill of plastic crap as trophies.

Ya! I like bucking the system and its expectations on me.

 

[ironsides]

I am living my goal. I set out to leave as small a foot print as I could back in the 70s. I have been very successful at it.

The one who just sits in the back of the class hoping he is never picked, That is safe way it go thru life, When you pass someone, do you leave a littl f yoursrlf with that peron?


When you pass will the morn?

 

[gerryh]

oh my God!!!! Soldiers actually died in a war??????? Who'd a thought?:roll: