U.S. veterans ask Bush to halt B.C.'s 'tribute to cowards'

[SomthingsGotaGive]

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=d2cfe294-6c41-4981-8d7b-4900b66bb511

OTTAWA -- The largest combat veteran's group in the United States has asked President George W. Bush to tell the Canadian government that a monument in British Columbia to Vietnam War draft-dodgers should not be built.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars says the proposed monument, to be erected in Nelson, is a tribute "to cowards" and a slap in the face to the 42 million Americans who have served in the military over the years.

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[jdonaldball]

1. Canadian Cowards? Tell it to the Black Watch

Canada was in WWII long before America got off its neutral ass.
Land of cowards? Tell it to the Black Watch and you'll be shitting out your own teeth for a month. (Well, this is addressed to any lurking Freepers of course.)

[bluedonkey]

2. They what?

Ask Bush to intervene?
Newsflash:Your prez and commander in chief is an AWOL prick!
No wonder there is no comment from the WH.

[soup]

3. British Columbia

B.C. Until I opened the thread, I figured they were finding something else to blame on Bill Clinton.

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=865060