tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post3273134284030953654..comments2024-03-28T00:01:34.598-07:00Comments on The Galloping Beaver: The big push. From the advertising department of DNDDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203592149876300192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-6834697245441344642010-11-26T08:54:38.578-08:002010-11-26T08:54:38.578-08:00More excellent advertising, General Admissions Dep...More excellent advertising, General Admissions Dept.<br /><br /><a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/101126/national/afghan_cda_mentors" rel="nofollow">Cdn colonel declares victory over Taliban</a><br /><br />OK, that one is a bit over the top and lacks direct quotes, but there's afe more this am in the same vein.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-16887031815136159922010-11-25T12:21:39.068-08:002010-11-25T12:21:39.068-08:00The best kitted out armies in the history of war h...The best kitted out armies in the history of war have been drawn to halt and then some by poor people with Kalashnikovs, HE and some serious motivation.<br /><br />At some point soon we're also going to hear the "lives of the pilots" argument where they'll spin most advanced to equal 'safest'. Bullshit of course, because we have no idea what sort of peacetime loss rate Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952672409601421466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-1112169842337767302010-11-25T07:45:07.125-08:002010-11-25T07:45:07.125-08:00Dominic LeBlanc, Lib critic for national defence, ...Dominic LeBlanc, Lib critic for national defence, <a href="http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/leblanc-11-24-2010" rel="nofollow">Embassy Mag, Nov 24</a> : <br />"Conservatives have been telling us that there was a competition in 2001. However, this competition was a Pentagon-led process, during which Canada had only observer status. This competition was to determine the best aircraft for theAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-39924175657909226422010-11-25T07:36:21.433-08:002010-11-25T07:36:21.433-08:00"but they didn’t have the fifth best tank, le..."but they didn’t have the fifth best tank, let alone the best tank"<br /><br />Uh, Lewie's entitled to his opinion, but the M4A3-E8 ("Easy Eight"), the British "Firefly" 17-pdr Sherman were were way ahead of 5th place: only the Panther and Tiger were superior — but these German tanks were available in only very small numbers. <br /><br />It's actually the Edstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295069754219954783noreply@blogger.com