It does seem to happen a lot doesn't it? However, it would be good to have a sensible debate about this phenomenon, without, as the good Doctor Cruces put it, unnecessary 'Yank Bashing'. My heartfelt sympathy to the Canadian personnel and their families.
WxJx
PS wouldn't it be nice if someone could think of a more precise term than 'Friendly Fire', which reeks of insincere
PR cynicism? I think the Americans do themselves little credit by inventing and using weasel words such as these.