Bush orders Marines to Haiti

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"President Bush ordered the Marines to the country as part of a multinational interim force"

Yeah......
 
"The initial forces are expected to secure key facilities to allow for the arrival of an international peacekeeping force."

We'll be doing all the hard work, as usual.
 
Thats the Marines JOB.

MEU's are trained and expected to be the first people on the ground, securing the area for other forces to be deployed, not to mention there were already marines on the ground.
 
Yeah, I know, it just makes me feel proud to know that they're doing their job and saving peoples lives.
 
Whoa, I coulda sworn it was Zerimski that made that last post... I need to lie down!
 
BoneOwner, it's noticeable that you're a damn Texan, You seem to be equal to Bush in terms of intelligence :x
 
rofl, the small contingent of Canadian forces totalled like 9 troops I think. Although I could be wrong.

Those 9 guys were probably all we had left.

EDIT: Uhhh Zakat, you have to be so mean???
 
Zakat said:
BoneOwner, it's noticeable that you're a damn Texan, You seem to be equal to Bush in terms of intelligence :x
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bahahahaaha i was thinking that same thing lol
 
You lot don't be turning this into some US vs everyone else thread. I'm getting real sick of those. Behave
 
Zakat said:
BoneOwner, it's noticeable that you're a damn Texan, You seem to be equal to Bush in terms of intelligence :x
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Hey, **** you, I'm just proud of my country.
 
Fenric said:
You lot don't be turning this into some US vs everyone else thread. I'm getting real sick of those. Behave
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Amen to that.
 
This is a legitimate action...the old government is pretty much gone and a new one has to be set up. In the mean time we want to prevent total anarchy and killing until a new government arises.
With any luck they will save some lives.
 
Yes, Hopefully the rebels will be smart and not engage UN Security Forces.
 
Well at least UN forces will be able to fight. Civilians can't.
 
Bush sends marines to Haiti. Blair doesn't. We don't want any more blue-on-blues off your american NOOBS. thx.
 
Pobz said:
Bush sends marines to Haiti. Blair doesn't. We don't want any more blue-on-blues off your american NOOBS. thx.
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What? I'm confused, are you telling us that sending peacekeepers is a bad thing and that american troops are n00bs? So your prime minister didn't send troops, why does that matter?
 
sounds like an untold serecret world domination plan he's got goin, im not impressed :hmph:
:dozey:

I sense Tension, Plz dont target people, not all of us are behind his ways
 
sending any troops out there alongside americans is bad, because they are too triggerhappy... friendly fire all the time, and they even go back for seconds.

just hope the americans dont 'choose' their next leaders, like they chose the last... how wrong can you get.
 
Pobz said:
sending any troops out there alongside americans is bad, because they are too triggerhappy... friendly fire all the time, and they even go back for seconds.

just hope the americans dont 'choose' their next leaders, like they chose the last... how wrong can you get.
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rofl! Anti-americanism is just oozing out of you. I can see you take any chance you get to insult Americans, a word of advice: keep your insults to a minimum as it just makes people needlessly upset and hate you.

By the way I am Canadian, not American.
 
im not anti-american, just anti-ameri-leaderisim, infact im anti-all-leaderisim. its just americas bigger than britain so theres more to grumble about :p

plus you gotta admit america did 'blue-on-blue' a lot, seemingly needlessly... during the recent iraq invasion it was almost one a day. I wouldnt want a triggerhappy peacekeeping force anywhere. let the UN handle it. don't think america are in the UN are they? well they dont think they are anyway, heh.
 
I add my support behind the no more America vs. threads.
Friendly fire may have a thing or too to do with having a few hundred thousand troops too.
 
Zakat said:
BoneOwner, it's noticeable that you're a damn Texan, You seem to be equal to Bush in terms of intelligence :x
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I'm sorry, but I don't seem understand your reason for insulting him. Let alone associating it with him being from Texas. One's heritage or nationality doesn't determine their integrity or intelligence. I fail to see where BoneOwner said anything that would cause for such slander.

Second, these forces were sent in the secure the way for the UN to convene.
You most likely have no idea what has been going on, seeing as many of you are summing it up as an invasion.

Aristide has been ousted twice in the past, yet has "managed" to get into power. During elections, before and after, he has had his political rivals killed. He has dealt with drug lords, and is just plain horrible. And uprising took place, key cities were taken, and Aristide fled for his life after resigning. Sure, it was a violent uprising, but I don't see these guerillas as "terrorists". They were actually sending out warnings, telling civilians to stay inside, etc. Now, it is likely they would have been just as bad once in power, but at least they weren't targetting civilians - Leading me to believe they were Freedom Fighters. Anyway, our Marines are merely there to keep things in check. Also, there already were Marines there, these are just Peacekeepers, where-as the first few dozen were Evac Units. Which also notes none you have been paying attention, seeing as some of you didn't know they were already there.

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let the UN handle it. don't think america are in the UN are they? well they dont think they are anyway, heh.
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Who the hell do you think the UN likes to send to do it's dirty work?
 
The uprising has been fairly violent though...woe upon the person connected with the government. Supposedly a lot of street executions and purgings as they've taken cities.
 
Direwolf said:
The uprising has been fairly violent though...woe upon the person connected with the government. Supposedly a lot of street executions and purgings as they've taken cities.
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Aye, that is true. Not that it was right by any means, I'm just saying it's good they weren't taking out Civilians, bombing Cafes, etc.
 
Too many countries full of people riding around on the back of pickups with AK47's, it's a mad world.
 
Thankfully thats not their aim. If any country does need a change, Haiti's a good candidate for top spot.
 
thankfully, 1 question whys does everyone seem to think that what is going on has to be so rational, from the day governments started theres always been somone who has hidden motives, dening anything other than what they seem to be doing will more than likely just add to cealing our fate, and the fate of the soldiers.

does it have anything to do with, rationality = sanity, = Id rather believe in something that satisfy's feeling protected and safe.
 
Tell me, if you don't trust the Govt.(Which I don't either), how do you expect to find something that would make you feel secure and safe?
 
Pobz said:
im not anti-american, just anti-ameri-leaderisim, infact im anti-all-leaderisim. its just americas bigger than britain so theres more to grumble about :p

plus you gotta admit america did 'blue-on-blue' a lot, seemingly needlessly... during the recent iraq invasion it was almost one a day. I wouldnt want a triggerhappy peacekeeping force anywhere. let the UN handle it. don't think america are in the UN are they? well they dont think they are anyway, heh.
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American troops are not triggerhappy. They are among the most well trained and most effective soldiers in the world. They don't just run out into a firefight with guns blazing, spraying wildly without thinking. As a matter of fact, American soldiers use a lot of restraint. They only fire when fired upon, those are our rules of engagement. In the conflict in Somalia in 1993, the somalis would often take full advantage of the American soldier's restraint. The rebels would actually take a bunch of innocent civilians and use them as a kind of human shield, so that the Americans would not fire at them.

I am not making a generalization about all of you british people, but seriously, let up on the America bashing for once. It seems like so many of you hate our guts with a passion.
 
GhostValkyrie said:
Tell me, if you don't trust the Govt.(Which I don't either), how do you expect to find something that would make you feel secure and safe?
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you obviously cant really, im saying that people will try, even if it is false security. Its often how people keep sanity and structure to their lives, or we would all go mad with the thought of conspirital lies and lack of trust.

and thats the one protective piece that goverments can use to their advantage, aslong as they keep us in place and happy and satisfied, even under false pretences, its possible that they could get away with whatever they, want. and people should atleast be made more aware of that truth

its tough whats happening to the troops, but remember the Governments are the stem of it all, therefore should be at the main point of question

I love Americans :D , but these small groups of select people running the world need to be put under the magnifined glass for once,
 
Meh, its good he is gone, thats all i'll say.... Oh and stop bashing us Americans!!!!!!!!!!!! Please :(
 
I was learnt from the age of 7 to hate americans, I can't help it :x
 
BoneOwner said:
"The initial forces are expected to secure key facilities to allow for the arrival of an international peacekeeping force."

We'll be doing all the hard work, as usual.
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Hey shit head! YOU HAVE THE BIGGEST ARMY IN THE WORLD!

You can spare the troops so THATS why you're 'doing all the hard work'. :upstare:
 
So let me get this straight.... American troops don't shoot unless fired upon... so the Brits that got killed by Americans actually shot at the Americans first? when the number of Americans killed by Brits is 0 and the number of Brits killed by Americans is 30 something. How does that work out, exactly?
 
Finally, I agree bigtime with you Magnetichead!

Imo, I think the UN troops'll be doing all the hard work, not your american, All your americans are supposed to do is 'capture' keypoints, the UN troops will have to HOLD the points against rebel attacks ect.
 
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