18-04-2002 09:22									#1
	US F-16 Kills 4 Canadians, Wounds 8 Tired of ads?

quote: OTTAWA - Four Canadians are dead after an American plane accidentally dropped at least one bomb during a live fire training exercise in Afghanistan. Eight others were injured in the blast. Two of them are reported to be in critical condition. The American F-16 fighter jet dropped the bombs during a training exercise near Kandahar Wednesday. The incident took place about 14 kilometres south of the Kandahar Airport. Reports indicate that the victims were members of the Edmonton-based Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. No identities have been released pending notification of family members. The Defence Department has called a news conference for midnight eastern time at department headquarters in Ottawa

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2002/04/17/cdndeaths020417

Thanks, guys. The Afghans couldn't hit them, but the USAF is always happy to oblige...

	18-04-2002 09:24									#2
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What do you expect? They do the same thing to their own ground pounders.

	18-04-2002 09:25									#3
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It was an F-18, btw.

Where's Wiggy when you need him.

	18-04-2002 09:25									#4
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and I was hoping we attacked Canada. It's about time we added more states to the union.

But this is tragic news. Logisitics

	18-04-2002 09:27									#5
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The Canadian Military must be reeling by the huge percentage of Soldiers killed today.

	18-04-2002 09:27									#6
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Always said when our allies get injured due to our screw ups...

	18-04-2002 09:28									#7
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Argh! What is it with the Americans. They kill more people with "friendly fire" then we lose to enemies.

	18-04-2002 09:29									#8
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This the second time I heard of live fire exercises killing our own boys.

Don't we train soldiers BEFORE we send them into combat zones?

And before anyone jumps to conclusions and starts bashing the
USAF or Navy it is possible some dumb grunt accidently lasered his own foot.

Sorry to the Canadians.

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	18-04-2002 09:33									#9
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Reportedly an Air National Guard pilot.

	18-04-2002 09:35									#10
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I don't know, but apparently the aircraft (reported by CBC and CTV as being an F-16, BTW Asher) wasn't even part of the live-fire exercise.

	18-04-2002 09:37									#11
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BTW, this is the first incident where Canadians were killed in a combat role since the Korean War.

At least we're still on top when it comes to all-time fatalities in peacekeeping. 160 last time I checked.

	18-04-2002 09:38									#12
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I'm with Dissident. I clicked on this thread hoping that it was about an actual attack on Canada. Not another screw up.

	18-04-2002 09:39									#13
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quote: Originally posted by KrazyHorse I don't know, but apparently the aircraft (reported by CBC and CTV as being an F-16, BTW Asher) wasn't even part of the live-fire exercise.

Your own article says F-18 now. Hit refresh.

	18-04-2002 09:44									#14
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Okay. 30 seconds ago CNN reported it for the first time and said it was an Air National Guard F-16, dropping either 1 or 2 laser-guided bombs.

	18-04-2002 09:48									#15
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc I'm with Dissident. I clicked on this thread hoping that it was about an actual attack on Canada. Not another screw up.

Bah. You guys didn't learn your lesson the first two time you tried?

Anyhow, this one really hurts, guys. If you didn't want us there you could just have told us to leave.

	18-04-2002 09:48									#16
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It's very unfortunate, indeed.

	18-04-2002 09:49									#17
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Oops.

	18-04-2002 09:50									#18
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Were there any French troops in the area? Perhaps we were aiming for them.

	18-04-2002 09:53									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Tingkai Reportedly an Air National Guard pilot.

Really? Because those don't exist.

	18-04-2002 09:55									#20
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Yeah dont they only fly transports and such?

	18-04-2002 09:55									#21
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quote: Really? Because those don't exist.

Try telling that to these people: http://www.ang.af.mil/

	18-04-2002 09:55									#22
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(How many of you are waiting for Chretien to slur out, "APRIL FOOLS!")

	18-04-2002 09:55									#23
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Typical US military. Now declare war on the USA quick, you have a pretext, or as in Civ II, you have been Sneak Attacked, and should attack Washington DC.

	18-04-2002 10:04									#24
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quote: Reportedly an Air National Guard pilot.

What the NATIONAL GUARD was doing outside the NATION I'll never know

Yes, yes, I know the reasoning but I think it's stupid as hell anyway.

	18-04-2002 10:07									#25
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Thank you, David. Believe it or not, I'm not concerned right now with the constitutionality of using the National Guard in a foreign war.

	18-04-2002 10:09									#26
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Is Canada planning on sacking Washington, DC again over this?

	18-04-2002 10:09									#27
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Isn't Afghanistan theoretically part of the US and Canada now, and therefore being guarded by the national guard.

	18-04-2002 10:13									#28
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc Is Canada planning on sacking Washington, DC again over this?

I will not comment on ongoing military operations.

	18-04-2002 10:14									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Grrr Isn't Afghanistan theoretically part of the US and Canada now

No, as neither of us has formally annexed the territory.

	18-04-2002 10:16									#30
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