Teribus, good analysis, I am pleasantly surprised. While the reason for the raid is in question, there is no doubt that those lessons were learned. No doubt the reason you gave was the "official" one. The following link is to an interesting account of the raid. It more or less says that the raid was to prove to the Russians that trying to open a second front would be too deadly and the deaths thousand young Canadians was the proof. I also said that but for a bit of luck some young Brits may have been sacrificed as well.


Dieppe Raid

I was a Maple Leaf fan as a child, it was thirteen years of disappointment and dispair. Just when I thought that the team was really improving. Harold Ballard would "clean" house and trade away most of the talent to save money on salaries. And why not? If the Gardens had been twice as big its still would have been sold out for every game. The Montreal fans have my grudging respect. When the team lost they stayed home. Montreal had a GOOD team! The Senators may be in first place but they are still underdogs. So in the balttleof Ontario, I'm rooting for them. But against everyone else "GO LEAFS GO!!

Little hawk here is a
Rex Murphy Column about Canada's involvement in the Iraq crisis. As you can see, I am not the only Newfoundander who can be blunt. Though I don't completely agree, he makes some excellent points. His suggest stance, while morally correct would certianly not be in keeping with Mr Chretien's history.