FireMission said:Gentlemen,
I am a daily reader of Bourque - quite right, similar to the Drudge Report. I checked and re-checked the headline - about importing dead Canadian Soldiers, which then also had a Poll attached to it.
For those who are freaking out - well, just slow down and engage brain. The subtle point is - our Country to Country Trade is virtually nil, with Afghanistan. Thus, so far, the implied intent is - all we are importing from the 'Stan is our own dead soldiers.
As a serving Reg Force officer - feel free to check my profile - the headline is controversial - but certainly not meant to be insulting, to the sacrifices of our soldiers. Anyone who is a regular reader of Bourque will see he posts a significant amount of both pro - and con - info on his site. And certainly, I would submit he has been a very strong supporter of the serving CF members, in my opinion.
Perhaps most telling, in my opinion, is that the Poll on site, has the majority in favour of remaining in the 'Stan, vice pulling out.
So, those of you who wish to wage war, with a fellow who is, on balance, a friend of serving CF members, would be taking, what I believe, is ill considered action. We are in the 'Stan to protect freedom of speech, freedom from tyranny, yadda yadda - so it seems a bit hypocritical to then attack someone in our own country for writing a perhaps, too subtle, headline. However, in a free and democratic country, go forth and exercise your democratic rights - as you see fit.
Well sir I put it to you this way. People on this site posted a link to that poll. Discussion about it started which then was interpreted as a "Declaration of War against Bourque". You'll see his link back to this thread and also you'll see the post that indicates that indicates he did this. Everything before was quite docile in my view. We can disagree with what he said but then he turns that into a declaration of war on our part. Thus some of the more sarcastic comments related to that declaration (myself included). Frankly that poll and the headline (now removed it would seem) is inflammatory. Look at the two questions and tell me that is a balanced approach. So he should expect a reaction. He has a right to his opinion as do we. No one is saying otherwise.