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Originally Posted by Tempest
These types of comparisons always piss me off... The USA is roughly 10x as big as Canada. So from a percentage of population, we've sent as many troops. We're not a military nation like the US nor do we spend as much as the US on our military.
Canadian Deaths: 45/2500 = 1.8%
American Deaths: 308/27000 = 1.15%
We went there in supoprt of what happened on 9/11 to YOUR citizens. Please don't trivialize our contributions.
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You missed my main point, which is that with a force of only 2,500 it shouldn't be necessary to call in reservists.
The comparison was to show how small the number of Canadian troops are in proportion to the number of U.S. troops. It is unlikely that Canada would have any troops in Afghanistan if the U.S. was not engaged as it is.
You read too much into my comment...
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