tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post6877512172528138962..comments2024-03-17T03:55:21.696-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Apparently, government is sometimes a good thing.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-70619012687441221072010-01-18T12:25:46.795-05:002010-01-18T12:25:46.795-05:00The 100$ million the US has pledged, coupled with ...The 100$ million the US has pledged, coupled with the deployment of the aircraft carrier will mean that its 2$ million a day spent on the carrier's operating costs will mean that the American humanitarian effort will only last approx. 2 weeks. <br /><br />I guess those 5k+ troops are going to be stuck there...ForestPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466163869816804397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-2111368888801283462010-01-15T18:35:08.797-05:002010-01-15T18:35:08.797-05:00As LS points out altitude is an issue, as is heat....As LS points out altitude is an issue, as is heat. Afghanistan heat = higher than Haiti heat<br /><br />And the helos we needed in Afghanistan are of the material transport variety (like the Chinooks we sold to the Dutch).. though I'd guess the the soldiers who are getting to drive the worst roads in the world would happily ride in something smallerCameron Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457101409245763699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-34797575704294529322010-01-15T14:17:42.099-05:002010-01-15T14:17:42.099-05:00Just a moment here. Last I heard, Canadian soldier...<i>Just a moment here. Last I heard, Canadian soldiers had to drive through insecure areas, laden with IED's because Canada didn't have the helicopters to move them safely from base to base. Now Harper has four helicopters to send to Haiti? Can someone explain this to me</i>?<br />Our helicopters are search and rescue. Nobody in Haiti has leftover Stingers to shoot at them.<br /><br />Sea King maximum altitude: 10,000 feet<br />Singer man portable surface to air missile can max target altitude: 12,500 feetliberal supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129945625510633921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-77554260759106797442010-01-15T14:03:08.535-05:002010-01-15T14:03:08.535-05:00Why not take the one month worth of salary from al...Why not take the one month worth of salary from all the proroguing MPs (since they're not working for that month anyway and so don't deserve it) and use it for either Haiti or the armed forces?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197510840363686924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-80305854960995745182010-01-15T14:02:11.986-05:002010-01-15T14:02:11.986-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197510840363686924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-54335957844075663402010-01-15T12:58:47.349-05:002010-01-15T12:58:47.349-05:00Just a moment here. Last I heard, Canadian soldie...Just a moment here. Last I heard, Canadian soldiers had to drive through insecure areas, laden with IED's because Canada didn't have the helicopters to move them safely from base to base. Now Harper has four helicopters to send to Haiti? Can someone explain this to me?The Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-16549776087233756942010-01-15T08:03:30.005-05:002010-01-15T08:03:30.005-05:00Not cynical enough IMHO.
Those "institutions&...Not cynical enough IMHO.<br />Those "institutions" will probably be fine and may even get a little bonus as a reward, not to them, but to the "base." Gotta keep Canada in the international limelight.<br />Harper is no doubt studying the work of the Governator in California and will attempt pay for all this by cutting funding for those who don't vote, the poor the sick and the disabled. And liberals of course.<br />It's the neocon thing to do.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203633769014796067noreply@blogger.com