Do Americans care about Canada?
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The problem with entering a zone that was not previously controlled (which Iraq was because it bought it's weapons from the US for many years before GulfWar I) is that the incoming fighter/bomber has to get past much smaller and faster weapons than maned fighters when on the offensive. Maned fighters are used only for having the high-ground (in a defensive position), close dog-fights are fought at 10's of miles.
Using air-power against a grounded population is as 'moral' as gorilla tactics on a larger more powerful force that is that somewhat weaker when not tackled head-on.
The larger/stronger force will complain about the enemy being 'cheaters'.
If Canada had kept the Avro all they would have had to do to keep it top-of-line-today would be the electronics, thrust vectoring and canard wings. Good to go another 20 years before another makeover.
Using air-power against a grounded population is as 'moral' as gorilla tactics on a larger more powerful force that is that somewhat weaker when not tackled head-on.
The larger/stronger force will complain about the enemy being 'cheaters'.
If Canada had kept the Avro all they would have had to do to keep it top-of-line-today would be the electronics, thrust vectoring and canard wings. Good to go another 20 years before another makeover.
Really?
Tell me, who was piloting the aircraft in the first gulf war and what sort of ground support did they get?
I suspect had they been piloted by Russians or the Chinese things may have been a tad different.:lol:
No, I said the 'girls" were easy...................goin back a long long time here.
And, of course they go down there, er, travel there, to meet Canadian kids. Why else??!!
We have a Don't give a Sh@t Club, also. Wanna join. I"m pres.
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The Iraq war was in no way similar to the Korean war, (where Russian pilots as well as American were veterans of WW-II) The Iraq pilots were trained either in the U.S., Russia or France. They just were out performed by superior fighters and pilots. Israel flew the same planes against Syrian Mig- 29 (rumored that Russian pilots flew) and Egypt. With the same results. F-18 & F-15 far superior to Mig 29, 21 etc.
Oh Man.....I was just play'n with ya'. Personally I don't really care and
I came onto this thread 'cuz I see the humour (that would be "humor" to
you) in it. This is a game we play. Eaglesmack gets it. You don't really
think he's really the 'Ugly American' he plays here, do you? You're new
here and I was fish'n for your funny bone. I guess I used the wrong bait.
Though Canada is the USA's neighbour (that would be "neighbor" to you)
and largest trading partner, etc...I understand (and so do most here) that
politically and economically, we are like the tail on the U.S. dog and when
the USA catches a cold, Canada sneezes. That's the reality of being
geographically isolated from every other country by large oceans and the
Arctic, except for one country who happens to share the one border we
have with anyone, and has a population that's ten fold of our own.
So on that note RanchHand, are you say'n that wasn't a proposal? :lol::lol::lol:
Still no facts.
Fact is American pilots are better than habib trained for a couple of weeks. No finite results unless well trained Russians fight well trained Americans.
Not sure why you and Colpy can conclude otherwise based on nothing.
I, for one, don't care. I also don't care what China thinks of us. I don't care what the Aussies think of us. I don't care what Norwegians think of us. I'm quite sure most of them have not spent a great deal of time wondering what I think of them either. I do believe that those that dwell on it have a bit of an inferiority issue happening.
