Dear Fox News,

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Dear Fox News,

FUCK YOU!!!! I like to keep it clean on here because my grandparents may be reading this but you hit below the belt and now its my turn.

Congratulations, you idiots just single handedly kicked the intelligence level of your country down another notch. It's morons like you who contribute to the stereotype that Americans are ignorant to everything outside of the USA. I am not going to be stupid like you and think all Americans are like that, because I like the US and I know that there are lots of citizens that are intelligent and not ignorant to world affairs. So here's a lesson, try to stop eating the paint off the walls and pay attention for a minute...

Why are we pulling out in 2011? Canada has been in Afghanistan since 2001, shortly after you guys went in because we are your allies and friends. We took on a more serious combat role in the south, in 2004/05, when you were searching for WMD's in Iraq. Since the beginning we have lost 115 brave men and women in Afghanistan and you have lost 590. Since your intelligence level is that of a 5th grader let me remind you that the US has 10 times the population of Canada. I would say we have sacrificed a lot considering we are there as your ally and maintain a small force of 2500.

Other than you and the British, we are currently, the only country with a combat role. Not to mention we are in the South which is one of the most volatile areas in Afghanistan because it borders with Pakistan and has been a Taliban stronghold since the beginning. I personally lost friends taking a stronghold that the Russians failed to take back during their occupation....which brings up an interesting point...

We wouldn't even be in this mess if your government didn't give arms, money and assistance to Afghanistan during Russia's occupancy. I understand you had to ensure the evil communists didn't take over the world but if you would have cleaned up after yourselves instead of flying into the sunset like a superhero, the Taliban wouldn't have been able to take over so easily and Osama Bin Laden, (who fought the Russians with American weapons), would have had a more difficult time setting up terrorist camps and planning evil acts.

Lets face it Fox News, you're a joke of a network and you give your citizens a bad name. Canada has done its fair share in Afghanistan and is stepping back to allow other NATO countries to step up to the plate. This was your mess, we have done more than our fair share and you should be a little more grateful. Being the founders of peacekeeping, we might even look to places like Sudan to deploy our forces because there is a serious genocide going on. Maybe if Iraq's oil doesn't pan out we will see you there? That's if you can push China out, or maybe it would be easier to invade Iran, they have lots of oil...

Which brings me to my final point, US invasion of Canada and oil. You may have been joking about invasion but it is happening as we speak but with corporate assistance not military. The US and Canada have been pursuing deeper integration and I won't be surprised if we are involved in some sort of a customs union in the next 8 years. Maybe there will be labor mobility involved? In that case I won't be surprised if Americans start coming to live and work in Canada where our mounties can ride around on horses wearing red tunics, and not armored cars with bullet proof vests because we are not killing each other every day. That is if they can stand the "frigid" winters and igloos we live in.

In conclusion, FUCK YOU Fox News! Next time do your research before bashing such a good friend and ally. There are a lot of pissed of Canadians today because of the ego and ignorance of your news station decided to take a joke a little too far.

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I emailed this to the show, if you would like to email them here is the address - redeye@foxnews.com

If you don't want to get blown up....Stay out of a minefield!

I am bothered recently at the news regarding the death of three Afghan children. The children were killed by an Unexploded Ordinance in a field that has been known to be used for range practice. They are blaming us for the death, which is BS. For all of you that are interested here is the real story:

The children were killed because their fathers make them go collect scrap metal. What they do is gather around where we are conducting our range practice, which is usually in the middle of the desert, and they wait until we are done. The minute we leave it is like throwing a handful of change at a group of homeless people. The children go crazy trying to collect as much as they can. The fighting that goes on is hilarious, in most cases they just beat each other with their shoes.

In this case I imagine they were searching the area where the rounds were landing, which isn't wise, and the children were messing around with a unexploded shell. They should have known better because that country has been at war forever. Staying clear of landmines and UXO's should be as common knowledge as, for us, to look both ways before crossing the street.

The villagers know we conduct range practice in that area, and to stay out. They also know that we will dispose of UXO's for them. The Canadian Forces is very cautious when conducting these operations and actually cares about keeping the area safe. They were blown up because of poor parenting and for messing with something they should have known not to mess with. It is unfortunate but blaming us isn't going to help their country.

Obama Visits Canada

Today President Obama had his first foreign visit and landed in Ottawa on his impressive air plane. (Our plane isn't as impressive, I have actually flown in it a few times, we use it for troop transport to the middle east). I followed the visit today on the CBC while I hammered out an essay on the Armenian Genocide. It is amazing to see how many people went to parliament hill to catch a glimpse of the President who seems to have a Rock Star popularity here. With a 82% approval rating in Canada, some 3000 people, from all over the country, stood in the cold on parliament hill to see the President arrive. I think Prime Minister Harper only has a 42% approval rating, but I wouldn't be surprised if that has gone up because of how he was endorsed by Obama today. Now I guess it is up to Harper, to see if they will maintain a good relationship. It didn't seem like it today but I think the US has big expectations for us. Between tightening up envinonmental restrictions on our oil sands and extending our mission even longer in Afghanistan we may butt heads with our neighbours in the near future. The one thing I personally took away from todays press confereance was the language used regarding trade. They both talked about loosening up our borders, which worries me. I have done a fair bit of research into NAFTA and trade (with lots more to come), and I feel we are moving in a direction which is establishing a foundation for a North American Union. There is lots more to talk about on this but I will leave it for now.

President Obama is a very inspirational, intelligent and seemingly good man. But at the end of the day he is a politician with the most powerful country in the world. The US is a great neighbor and ally but as Canadians, we have to look out for our own interests. That means we cannot get caught up in hype, excitement, or economic problems. We need to really examine policies and the direction our government wants to take us; then we need to make informative decisions on what is best for us.

On a lighter note, it was good to see President Obama stopped to grab a Beaver Tail on his way out of town. It is definitely on the list of one of the things you must do while visiting our capital city.