Babbling Brooks: When the going gets tough, the tough shoot themselves in the goddamned foot again

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

When the going gets tough, the tough shoot themselves in the goddamned foot again

Babble on.

If you're the Canadian Armed Forces, what do you do if you don't have enough money in the budget to recruit and train new troops? Why, you study the recruiting system, of course:

Canada's military watchdog plans an inquiry into how the Defence Department handles recruiting. Andre Marin, ombudsman for National Defence and the Canadian Forces, is to announce the inquiry at a news conference today.

Some days I think NDHQ should get burned to the ground. OK, most days.

Babble off.

3 Comments:

At 12:38 p.m., Greg said...: Even better B, why not invest in a white elephant (otherwise known as "missile defense")? Ah, the things we do to keep the boy king happy. Rifles, who needs rifles? Tanks? Never heard of them. Soldiers? They are so 20th century. Missile defense, that's the ticket!
At 11:32 a.m., Doug said...: Some days I think NDHQ should get burned to the ground. OK, most days.Is there some proof that this hasn't already happened?
At 4:37 p.m., Babbling Brooks said...: I have reliable friends who assure me they work there every day. Of course, I'd phone them before the place burned. Really.

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