Quote:
Originally posted by RUgreek
You don't have a military because America is your neighbor. It's America's job to protect everyone in this world, and in the end some will eventually turn their backs on the U.S. and we'll keep protecting them. Why? Because everyone needs America whether they like to admit it or not. Is that an ignorant statement? Perhaps, but it does have a point to it.
The reason why Canada sticks out is because they are an enigma. Formerly a British Colony, you'd think they'd side with us and England. But apparently the French in them takes priority. The other 197+ countries don't support us for reasons beyond Canada's excuses. Countries in the middle east risk retaliation, attacks of terrorism from it's citizens, or other factors play a role in their decision. For example, the EU has threatened countries seeking membership that they will lose that chance if they support the war. Canada, on the other hand, doesn't have any of these worries or concerns.
Piss people off? Any country that gets involved in foreign policy is going to have people happy and pissed off. Canada invented peace? Yea, prove that one buddy. And just how exactly is my opinion ignorant, all I said was that Canada has no interest either way in this war so they should just mind their own peace-making business, how is that being ignorant?
My little statement was a joke, but I understand why you take it personally since you live there. But just as a test, for now on I'm calling Canadian Bacon - Freedom Bacon 
|
I am not saying Canada invented peace I am saying we invented Peacekeeping. Look it up, the Prime Minister of Canada (Lester B. Pearson) won the Nobel Peace Prize for it! As for the connection between Canada and the US and England, We are a sovereign country, we are a member of NATO and we accept our role as that. No other member of NATO has joined the coalition, what makes you think we will? Because in 1867 we were British? Fuck that! You never said Canada should mind its own business, what I believe you said is that you "owned us". And I resent that more than any statement you could ever make. I am not a citizen of North America, sorry, I have my own views, and believe it or not my own constitution. I am a Canadian. Imagine if I said we owned the USA, there would be more flames towards me then there would be intelligent posts.
We have a military, like I said we have participated in every peacekeeping mission that has ever existed. In fact we were liberation France 2 years before America ever got involved. We fought in Kosovo, and we still have men on the ground in Afghanistan. WE ARE FIGHTING YOUR WAR!
By the way I am a British citizen, my cousin is a Royal Marine, so I am not entirely isolated, and I do care and pray for those who are over there. But I do not support their action.