Military Stretched Thin - Yer not sayin'...

I have been saying this for over 10 years. I provided an unsolicited 15-page document to Air Force Retention (a section invented to bandage the outpouring of qualified personnel who were sick of the governments cutbacks and absence of commitment to our military). The Liberal government and the upper echelon "Yes-men and women" of the Canadian Forces have been trying to use our military as stretch-wrap to cover all the edges of everything from our coastlines, to NATO commitments, to our northern sovereignty, to search and rescue and back again. It's a good thing we don't have to protect against invasion from below...

Maybe my belief that the Conservatives government would be equally ineffective at protecting and supporting our service people, coupled with an ongoing inability to provide serious commitment to rebuilding and re-equipping the Canadian military, were premature. The following news story finally seems to recognize just how thin our military has been left following years of hack and slash governing.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/04/13/oconnor060413.html

Will the Conservatives improve this? I hope so. Am I still pissed-off that Emerson and Harper (re: Fortier & Emerson) have not been held to task for the abuse of our voters trust? You bet I am. This merely elicits the often-misinterpreted belief that just because I'm pissed-off about the unethical and completely irresponsible manner, in which government handles one issue, doesn't mean the same government is incapable of correctly handling other issues. However, they should still be held to task and held accountable for each of the unreasonable acts they commit.

Each event is exclusive but correctly reacting to situations and issues that disgust and outrage the electorate should be handled individually. I'm not saying that everybody should resign but I believe Harpers abuse of power in those circumstances still needs to be punished. The spirit of our country's rules, combined with Harpers word to support the spirit of those rules, rather than act like Liberals, cries out for restorative measures and telling him that he is not permitted to do things contrary to his election promises. He promised to fix the loopholes and problems in our country's legislation, not use them to his own ends. Fix that...

...and thanks for finally recognizing the shortfalls in supporting our troops! Hey maybe next we could look at providing our troops with equivalent college or university accreditation for the standardized training that they receive around Canada. What a concept, respect for protecting your country.

My thoughts for now...

FredfromCBS

Watchdogs Around the Country

The following is some excerpts from one of my posts to Wallace MacLean's Labradore.

I am a diehard 'keep Canada together no matter what the cost' kinda guy.

I was and still am on a learning curve regarding both provincial and federal politics. I will form my opinions and arguments based on all the partisan crap espoused by reds, blues, oranges and greens. Good ideas for the whole of Canada and the provinces should NEVER be held hostage by any party attempting to push partisan agenda and issues of favouritism.

I pledge that I will:
1. try to play fair;
2. learn from history;
3. avoid name calling;
4. teach children about politics, ethics, fair play;
5. share information to empower people to make the best choices possible;
6. arrest hatred and do my best to stop hate crime;
7. protect the weak, disabled and elderly; and
8. Stop the abuse of our social systems and tax dollars by all.

Item 8 is designed to include government officials (white collar criminals) as well as welfare and other system abusers (blue collar criminals). The era of entitlement will need to get by watchdogs like me. It may sound Utopian but it will grow more rapidly than did these governments who abuse their positions of power.

Messieurs Harper and Emerson should be dismissed and enter bi-elections. Not just Emerson, Harper too! He compromised our trust the first day in office.

I will rant sporadically. It will be less about protecting politicians and more about protecting our country's collaborative effort with other countries to make the entire world accountable to a humane society towards people of the planet. I also support balancing the good treatment of the preservation of the creatures of the planet to their usefulness in our diets and the world economy.I hope I haven't given you too much information to digest...

My thoughts for now,

FredfromCBS