In a technical sense, yes, they did. Cite.
Indeed. Why, you could amost say that Canadians fought in Vietnam. It’s you guys tacking on the ‘What she really meant was the government’ bit.
Canada?..Canadians?
Canada?..Canadians?
Naaaah no fucking difference there Brutus you fucking drooling half-wit embarrassment to your fucking species. Do you really get your pathetic rocks off on being such a slavering goon? Idiot idiot idiot idiot fucking scum sucking fucking retard idiot wanker. Arsehole. Absolute fucking gap-toothed arsehole of a man.
Cunt.
(whew I feel better now)
Coulter specifically said “Canada sent troops”. What does that mean? It means the government, of course.
Ten of thousands of Irish citizens fought with the British in WWII, but neutral Ireland did not “send troops”.
You don’t have to weasel all the time when a conservative pundit is shown wrong. Or perhaps I impugn your motives: I agree she’s a hottie, but don’t let your chivalry get in the way of the fact that she was off the mark.
So you’d be happy to describe the USA as having “sent” John Walker Lindh to fight against its own army, then?
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Curious.
Well, as I cited above, Canada-the-government did send troops to Vietnam, as did Canada-the-people. Take your pick of semantics, but Ann was correct.
How many Canadians in Vietnam were prosecuted upon their return?
Wow, Spooky hates Brutus’ guts in one month! That’s the record, isn’t it?
Irrelevant - failure to prosecute an action is not equivalent to ordering it. Try another example, though - do you get “sent” on holiday by the government? Do they pick out your destination?
Not at all. A few ‘guests’ have taken a (dis)liking to me in the past.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Coulter said “Canada sent troops to Vietnam” only a fucking morong would read that as anything but ‘The government of Canada sent troops to fight in the Vietnam war’ not a peacekeeping mission afterwards.
Are you a fucking moron Brutus?
Depends on what you call “troops”, I guess. Canada sent “peace keepers” and diplomats because it was a member of the International Control Commission, which supervised the French Indochina ceasefire beginning in 1954. Canada also sent quite a lot of arms and equipment to Vietnam to help the US, including TNT and Agent Orange.
Well, quite a few, if by “prosecuted” you’re generous enough to include “screwed out of legitimately-earned benefits”, as many of the Canadian vets claimed.
So, if Canada “sent” those men to Vietnam, did the U.S. “send” Lindh to Afghanistan? It’s exactly the reference I’d’ve made, had Badger not beaten me to it. If “prosecution” is somehow relevant (and I can’t imagine how), then I poit out the numerous Americans who travelled north to Canada to enlist prior to December 7, 1941. If the U.S. was “sending” them to do so, then the U.S. was a de facto participant in World War II, and thus it was perfectly within the rules of war for Japan to attack. You could even say Japan was nobly defending its German ally and the attack on Pearl Harbor was completely justified.
I know humour often has an element of hostility, Brutus, but your alleged “jokes” have only hostility, with no real wit or originality to them. If you’ve ever bothered to wonder why you inspire such dislike, you might consider working on that.
For the record, Reagan gave them benefits. See previously linked page of articles.
Spooky Action does seem to have an inordinately passionate dislike for Brutus, I must say. I noticed it right away just skimming through the thread.
But hang in there, Brutus. Keep fighting the good fight (although why you would want to subject yourself to this kind of abuse over such a tempest-in-a-teapot issue remains unclear to me).
Physician, heal thyself!
Wikipedia article
The Final Declarations of the Geneva Conference July 21, 1954.
During the years 1954 to 1975 Canada served on 2 international truce commissions and provided medical supplies and technical assistance.
Coulter’s rhetoric was obviously in regards to Canada acting in concordance and alliance with America.
When, in fact, Canada did not send troops as part of any war effort, but as part of a peacekeeping force. At best Coulter, and you, are distorting facts. At worst she’s a partisan shill and you’re, well, you know.
Final Analysis: Canada did not participate in Vietnam as an American ally as Coulter claims. She’s wrong, and a partisan hack.
And I have said just that in the past. What do you think we would do to a country that openly engaged in ‘Lend-Lease’ type behavior with Al Queda? The problem with Japan is that there were no declarations of hostility prior to their attack. But here is an idea: Stop with the stupid comparisons.
Canada-the-governemt sent troops to Vietnam under some peacekeeping mission. (Tied to the peace talks). Canada-the-people sent troops to Vietnam via enlistment in our own Army. End. Of. Story.
Ya. Curious that, but whatever floats his boat…
They are all good fights. Some people seem to think they should get a free pass to bash with wild abandon; If inserting a few facts sends them into such fits of idignation, well, nothing to be done about that.
Bullshit. End of story.
Canada-the-people? Is this some weird communist propaganda Brutus? Did a bunch of Canadians get together and vote on who to send to Vietnam?
Canada-the-people did jack shit.
Some Canadians, of their own free will, chose to participate in the war effort. It is obfuscatory and dishonest to claim that the Canadian people ‘sent’ them.
Unless, of course, America-the-people really did send Lindh to Iraq to fight against our military.
Indeed. Thanks for reminding me. 
I can’t see in your cites where it says Canada ever sent any troops at all. The Wikipedia article says this about the 1954 stuff:
No mention of troops, and no mention of any post-war involvement, either. Your second cite doesn’t mention Canada at all. Your third cite only says:
Nothing about troops there. Remember what Brutus’s cite said:
That cite doesn’t mention troops, either.
Fair enough, but, um, where are the facts you speak of?
How about that. I thought Brutus-hating was an acquired taste. And here comes this wee lad, lowly newbie, and think he storm in here and indulge in Brutus-hating like it’s a goddamn fast-food joint! Children have no respect these days!
Desmostylus: A very good point. I’ve been trying to find a cite on the number of Canadian troops sent as peacekeepers, and I can’t find one. Perhaps I was giving Brutus too much credit… Just because Canada was operating in a diplomatic capacity does not mean they had boots on the ground.
Curiouser and curiouser.