Bush about to start intergaactic war with ET according to former Canadian defense

[PornoDoggy]

I hardly see the relevance of the size of Canada's military to this discussion. Whatever the relative size of the force, if history is any indication they are not someone you'd want to meet on the field of battle.

Canada, after all, was one of the first to volunteer to send its troops to Afghanistan. I know they've lost troops in that conflict, and I think that some of them were even killed by forces other than ours.

I don't personally know anything about ETs. It's one of those subjects that becomes difficult to discuss rationally, mostly due to the outlandish and irrational arguments put forth by many of the people who believe they are out there and/or down here.

As to the genuinely important material in the article - the discussion of an arms race in space - in theory I agree with the idea that it's a bad thing.

As a practical matter, I think there are two chances that argeements, convenants, treaties and/or international organizations formed for the purpose will prevent proliferation - slim and none. Therefore, I hope that the United States ensures that any race that develops is a matter of "them" catching up with "U.S."

[MorganGrayson]

I'm with PD on defending the Canadian military, the same way I feel about the Aussies. Whatever war the US has been involved in - or "conflict" if one chooses to call it that - our cousins have been right there...not a coward nor inadequate soldier in the lot.

Due to a writer working on a book about World War II, and my grandfather's love of the camera, the writer contacted him to ask for pics. He also gave my grandfather the name of the Japanese officer who was his equivelent in the Pacific. My grandfather and the Japanese general exchanged letters, then my grandfather flew to Japan to meet him. The Japanese general did some time in an Australian prisoner of war camp, where he proudly stated he made his way up to "head cook." The two were allowed entrance into the Japanese War College. I have a photo somewhere of two old dudes leaning over a map, redoing the war with the fun of kids playing a video game. They also exchanged regimental flags.

I know that story is seriously off topic, but it's one of my favorite comments on war. Watch out for actually meeting your "enemy." You could end up actually liking the guy.

Back to the moon: stay off the Lady, you heathens. Go fight your wars somewhere else, blasphemers.