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<blockquote data-quote="Belegbeth" data-source="post: 1699411" data-attributes="member: 17228">I really apologize for having to comment yet more on this, and will try to be as succinct and polite as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp; And nothing in this post should be interpreted as an attempt to make/pursue an argument!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> IRRESPECTIVE of what one thinks about the Iraq conflict, it is a fact that Canadian soldiers took part (with the approval of the Canadian government).&nbsp; Ironically, despite not officially supporting the decision to invade Iraq, Canada was the 5th largest contributor, in terms of personnel and material support, to &quot;Operation Iraqi Freedom.&quot;&nbsp; In retrospect, I should have made the point in a more diplomatic manner, but it is not a &quot;pendatic&quot; response -- it is a simple statement of fact.&nbsp; Even if one thinks that the invasion of Iraq was wrong, to claim that Canada did not take part is simply incorrect. By &quot;inappropriate&quot; I assume that you mean that it violates the ban on political debate.&nbsp; Fair enough -- but in that respect it was no more &quot;inappropriate&quot; than the 'political sentiments' behind the earlier mentions of the Iraq conflict in this thread.&nbsp; And I was NOT trying to argue about it (saying that I was proud of the role played by Canadian soldiers is no more argumentative than what others had asserted).&nbsp; I was merely pointing out that the claim &quot;Canada did not participate in the Iraq war&quot; is simply false.&nbsp; I am sorry if people find that historical fact upsetting.You are right I might have lacked &quot;good sense&quot; in bringing the point up.&nbsp; When it comes to some issues, I do indeed lack good sense!&nbsp; But I am a stickler for historical accuracy. &nbsp;:\</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Belegbeth, post: 1699411, member: 17228"] I really apologize for having to comment yet more on this, and will try to be as succinct and polite as possible. And nothing in this post should be interpreted as an attempt to make/pursue an argument! :) IRRESPECTIVE of what one thinks about the Iraq conflict, it is a fact that Canadian soldiers took part (with the approval of the Canadian government). Ironically, despite not officially supporting the decision to invade Iraq, Canada was the 5th largest contributor, in terms of personnel and material support, to "Operation Iraqi Freedom." In retrospect, I should have made the point in a more diplomatic manner, but it is not a "pendatic" response -- it is a simple statement of fact. Even if one thinks that the invasion of Iraq was wrong, to claim that Canada did not take part is simply incorrect. By "inappropriate" I assume that you mean that it violates the ban on political debate. Fair enough -- but in that respect it was no more "inappropriate" than the 'political sentiments' behind the earlier mentions of the Iraq conflict in this thread. And I was NOT trying to argue about it (saying that I was proud of the role played by Canadian soldiers is no more argumentative than what others had asserted). I was merely pointing out that the claim "Canada did not participate in the Iraq war" is simply false. I am sorry if people find that historical fact upsetting. You are right I might have lacked "good sense" in bringing the point up. When it comes to some issues, I do indeed lack good sense! But I am a stickler for historical accuracy. :\ [/QUOTE]

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