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Originally posted by phigamucsb
Maybe that's b/c Canada has no military presence. Their national defense is the U.S. and they don't even have to pay a penny (must be pretty nice). As long as Canada doesn't do something to threaten America's national security, they can rest assured that no foreign country will invade our neighbor. The U.S. seeks stability in regions throughout the world, especially its own.
I'm not trying to harp on you RA, but I have noticed some distirbing trends lately in Canada. For one, why has your government outlawed the Fox News Channel and dished out hefty fines to those Canadian citizens that wish to watch FNC transmitted via their satellites. Next, why does the Canadian government allow such loose immigration policies to exist. These policies put both our countries at risk (i.e. Madrid, Spain). Finally, I'm not sure if a ruling has been made on the American deserter situation, but Canada needs to react in a more timely fashion so that the Army deserters may be tried accordingly.
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Something that's implied in your argument should be brought to light a little more clearly.
The deserters that Canada basically ignores from what I've seen would probably not be ignored if the US was helping to stave off an invasion of Canada or one of her interests.
The FNC thing I had no idea. I guess some countries don't have our appreciation for freedom of the media. European countries without a Communist threat have been constantly moving towards Socialism. When the government forbids certain media members, that's some scary stuff. Just so Canada knows, the US still allows Al Jazeera via satellite. But fines for watching a news channel? Sounds too 1984 for my liking.
But yes, in general, for all its little quirks, Canada is still one of our strongest allies in the world (since the fall of the Soviet Union we don't have many left since now all these countries don't need the protection of young Americans and their big guns).