Trigger happy US troops
 

Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots fired
before thay blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds of
times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into the
car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?

Trigger happy US troops
 

Don White wrote:
Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots fired
before thay blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds of
times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into the
car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?


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Trigger happy US troops
 

Don White wrote:
Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots fired
before the blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds of
times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into the
car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?
Don,
I believe it is the great U.S. of A trying to keep Canada in it's place.

Anyway, who will ever miss a Canadian or two.

--
Reggie
************************************************** *************
That's my story and I am sticking to it.

************************************************** *************

Trigger happy US troops
 

Harry Krause wrote:
Reggie Smithers wrote:
Don White wrote:
Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots
fired before the blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds
of times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into
the car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?
Don,
I believe it is the great U.S. of A trying to keep Canada in it's place.

Anyway, who will ever miss a Canadian or two.



Is that your idea of a joke, Reggie?
Harry,
Yes. Since I don't believe a US soldier would deliberately shot a
Canadian, I was being very sarcastic.

--
Reggie
************************************************** *************
That's my story and I am sticking to it.

************************************************** *************

Trigger happy US troops
 

Reggie Smithers wrote:
Don White wrote:

Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots
fired before the blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds
of times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into the
car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?

Don,
I believe it is the great U.S. of A trying to keep Canada in it's place.

*Anyway, who will ever miss a Canadian or two.*


Apparently the US Army.
All in the car survived unhurt.

Trigger happy US troops
 

Don White wrote:
Reggie Smithers wrote:
Don White wrote:

Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots
fired before the blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds
of times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into
the car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?

Don,
I believe it is the great U.S. of A trying to keep Canada in it's place.

*Anyway, who will ever miss a Canadian or two.*


Apparently the US Army.
All in the car survived unhurt.
LOL,

Damn, that was funny.



--
Reggie
************************************************** *************
That's my story and I am sticking to it.

************************************************** *************

Trigger happy US troops
 

Reggie Smithers wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:

Reggie Smithers wrote:

Don White wrote:

Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots
fired before the blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds
of times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into
the car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an
inch) without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?

Don,
I believe it is the great U.S. of A trying to keep Canada in it's place.

Anyway, who will ever miss a Canadian or two.



Is that your idea of a joke, Reggie?

Harry,
Yes. Since I don't believe a US soldier would deliberately shot a
Canadian, I was being very sarcastic.


Our flag is distinctive...although probably small versions flying on the
car fenders.

Trigger happy US troops
 

Harry Krause wrote:
Don White wrote:

Reggie Smithers wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:

Reggie Smithers wrote:

Don White wrote:

Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US
convoy when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots
fired before the blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done
hundreds of times before when a trigger happy soldier put three
rounds into the car...(one through the windshield missing a
passenger by an inch) without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?

Don,
I believe it is the great U.S. of A trying to keep Canada in it's
place.

Anyway, who will ever miss a Canadian or two.


Is that your idea of a joke, Reggie?

Harry,
Yes. Since I don't believe a US soldier would deliberately shot a
Canadian, I was being very sarcastic.


Our flag is distinctive...although probably small versions flying on
the car fenders.



Perhaps you should paint the logo of one of the big oil companies on
your vehicles, so that our troops are reminded for whose profits they
are fighting.

Probably better off not using the Exxon logo, though...those big X's
might give some of our boys ideas.


Haliburton logos all over should make us bulletproof.

Trigger happy US troops
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...


Perhaps you should paint the logo of one of the big oil companies on your
vehicles, so that our troops are reminded for whose profits they are
fighting.

Probably better off not using the Exxon logo, though...those big X's might
give some of our boys ideas.


This is absolutely sick.

The reality is ... these guys are driving through areas prone for attacks.
Their comrades in arms are being blown up every other day. They are briefed
every day as to "suspicious activity" and how to respond. If I were in
their shoes, and somebody even looked cross-eyed at me I'd blow their head
off.

Gimme a break, Harry. These guys are not involved in politics.

RCE

Trigger happy US troops
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:06:54 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Who you gonna believe?

neither - i wasnt and didnt see it happen.

probably a combination of the two stories is more likely the truth. a
stupid trooper over reacting to something the canadians did that they
usually don't do.

If you read the whole article, the reason for the shots was that the
Canadian car was attempting to pass the convoy. This is a usual practice of
suicide bombers. There was a sign on the military vehicles that said "Do
not pass". After hand signals were ignored and warning shots fired bullets
were directed into the engine block and one missed and went thru the lower
portion of the front window. You know an automatic rifle has a tendency to
travel UP as the shots are fired.

Military vehicles tend to travel very slow (25MPH) allowing them to avoid
many obstacles safely.

My objection to the article is that this information is provided too far
into the piece. Most of you didn't bother to read the entire article and
jumped to the conclusion that it was a trigger happy soldier.

Trigger happy US troops
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...
Reggie Smithers wrote:
Don White wrote:

Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots fired
before the blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds of
times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into the
car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?

Don,
I believe it is the great U.S. of A trying to keep Canada in it's place.

*Anyway, who will ever miss a Canadian or two.*


Apparently the US Army.

Good answer!

But those were warning shots. ;-)

Trigger happy US troops
 

wrote in message
...
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:06:54 GMT, Don White
wrote:

Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots fired
before thay blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds of
times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into the
car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?
I believe you don't tailgate a Humvee in Iraq.
These guys have a reason to be jumpy. If I was a terrorist trying to
blow up an American vehicle I might paint a Canadian flag on my car
bomb or stick a couple flags on it.

Did the Canadians stop? Was anybody hurt? Then mission accomplished.

Trigger happy US troops
 

Jeff Rigby wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:06:54 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Who you gonna believe?

neither - i wasnt and didnt see it happen.

probably a combination of the two stories is more likely the truth. a
stupid trooper over reacting to something the canadians did that they
usually don't do.


If you read the whole article, the reason for the shots was that the
Canadian car was attempting to pass the convoy. This is a usual practice of
suicide bombers. There was a sign on the military vehicles that said "Do
not pass". After hand signals were ignored and warning shots fired bullets
were directed into the engine block and one missed and went thru the lower
portion of the front window. You know an automatic rifle has a tendency to
travel UP as the shots are fired.

Military vehicles tend to travel very slow (25MPH) allowing them to avoid
many obstacles safely.

My objection to the article is that this information is provided too far
into the piece. Most of you didn't bother to read the entire article and
jumped to the conclusion that it was a trigger happy soldier.





Look again...at the Canadian version.
The convoy had 'pulled over behind a waist high concrete barrier' before
the Canadian vehicle attempted to pass.
http://www.herald.ns.ca/World/481611.html

Here's a cartoon that sums it up...
kinda reminds me of this newsgroup...
http://www.hfxnews.com/index.cfm?sid=3896&sc=10

Trigger happy US troops
 

NOYB wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
...

Reggie Smithers wrote:

Don White wrote:


Here we go again.
Appears a Canadian diplomat vehicle was following behind a US convoy
when a gunner decided to shoot'em up.
US Army story is hand signals to slow were given and warning shots fired
before the blasted the vehicle.
Canadian story is that the car was following as it had done hundreds of
times before when a trigger happy soldier put three rounds into the
car...(one through the windshield missing a passenger by an inch)
without any warning.
Who you gonna believe?

Don,
I believe it is the great U.S. of A trying to keep Canada in it's place.

*Anyway, who will ever miss a Canadian or two.*


Apparently the US Army.


Good answer!

But those were warning shots. ;-)


Here's that cartoon again in case you missed it
http://www.hfxnews.com/index.cfm?sid=3896&sc=10

Trigger happy US troops
 

Don White wrote:
Jeff Rigby wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:06:54 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Who you gonna believe?

neither - i wasnt and didnt see it happen.

probably a combination of the two stories is more likely the truth. a
stupid trooper over reacting to something the canadians did that they
usually don't do.


If you read the whole article, the reason for the shots was that the
Canadian car was attempting to pass the convoy. This is a usual
practice of suicide bombers. There was a sign on the military
vehicles that said "Do not pass". After hand signals were ignored and
warning shots fired bullets were directed into the engine block and
one missed and went thru the lower portion of the front window. You
know an automatic rifle has a tendency to travel UP as the shots are
fired.

Military vehicles tend to travel very slow (25MPH) allowing them to
avoid many obstacles safely.

My objection to the article is that this information is provided too
far into the piece. Most of you didn't bother to read the entire
article and jumped to the conclusion that it was a trigger happy soldier.





Look again...at the Canadian version.
The convoy had 'pulled over behind a waist high concrete barrier' before
the Canadian vehicle attempted to pass.
http://www.herald.ns.ca/World/481611.html

Here's a cartoon that sums it up...
kinda reminds me of this newsgroup...
http://www.hfxnews.com/index.cfm?sid=3896&sc=10

Don,
I believe that Canada is a great country, an important ally, trading
partner and neighbor. I am surprised that anyone would ever think the
shots were anything more than warning shots, if it was an attempt to
kill the occupants, they would have been dead. Was the mistake the US
soldiers fault or the Canadian Soldiers, may or may not be determined,
but it was definitely a mistake, based upon legitimate fears of the
soldiers.

Hopefully, the inquiry will come up with a better method to communicate
between friendly forces.

The cartoon was funny, but didn't sum up the feelings of the soldiers,
the military, or the opinion of most of the US citizens.

When I have read the responses in the NG, I believe the comments are
based upon a feeling that you believe the attack was intentional. They
may have misinterpreted your post, the same way the solider had problems
communicating.

Now if you don't want us to shot up your computer, you better improve
your communication skills. ; )


--
Reggie
************************************************** *************
That's my story and I am sticking to it.

************************************************** *************

Trigger happy US troops
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...
Jeff Rigby wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:06:54 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Who you gonna believe?

neither - i wasnt and didnt see it happen.

probably a combination of the two stories is more likely the truth. a
stupid trooper over reacting to something the canadians did that they
usually don't do.


If you read the whole article, the reason for the shots was that the
Canadian car was attempting to pass the convoy. This is a usual practice
of suicide bombers. There was a sign on the military vehicles that said
"Do not pass". After hand signals were ignored and warning shots fired
bullets were directed into the engine block and one missed and went thru
the lower portion of the front window. You know an automatic rifle has a
tendency to travel UP as the shots are fired.

Military vehicles tend to travel very slow (25MPH) allowing them to avoid
many obstacles safely.

My objection to the article is that this information is provided too far
into the piece. Most of you didn't bother to read the entire article and
jumped to the conclusion that it was a trigger happy soldier.





Look again...at the Canadian version.
The convoy had 'pulled over behind a waist high concrete barrier' before
the Canadian vehicle attempted to pass.
http://www.herald.ns.ca/World/481611.html
Something is wrong with the descriptions of the incident as the shot went
through the FRONT windshield (from the front) so the car was coming on to
the convoy, not from the side.


Here's a cartoon that sums it up...
kinda reminds me of this newsgroup...
http://www.hfxnews.com/index.cfm?sid=3896&sc=10

Trigger happy US troops
 

Reggie Smithers wrote:
snip

When I have read the responses in the NG, I believe the comments are
based upon a feeling that you believe the attack was intentional. They
may have misinterpreted your post, the same way the solider had problems
communicating.

Now if you don't want us to shot up your computer, you better improve
your communication skills. ; )


Of course I don't think the US Military is intentionally trying to
'light up' Canadians.
It's the 'trigger happy' mindset of a minority that keeps coming to the
surface. Too many shoot 'em up video games?

Trigger happy US troops
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...
Reggie Smithers wrote:
snip

When I have read the responses in the NG, I believe the comments are
based upon a feeling that you believe the attack was intentional. They
may have misinterpreted your post, the same way the solider had problems
communicating.

Now if you don't want us to shot up your computer, you better improve
your communication skills. ; )


Of course I don't think the US Military is intentionally trying to 'light
up' Canadians.
It's the 'trigger happy' mindset of a minority that keeps coming to the
surface. Too many shoot 'em up video games?

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