Admittedly, if someone overseas were to ask me where I’m from, it would be much safer to say Canadian than USA.

Not to mention, that if I needed the aid of my embassy when overseas, had I rather see USA State Dept employees marching lockstep with Rice and Bush (and having endorsed torture) or would I trust the Canadian embassy more ?

Comment by MapleStreet — March 6, 2008 @ 12:36 pm

You are a coward. You still live in the greatest country in the world, no matter what the hate America first crowd says. Get out!

Comment by Southern Man

Just facing facts does not make someone a coward SM. You don’t get to decide that. This country will be overtaken by China and maybe India as the worlds greatest economic superpower withing 20 years….this is not speculation. Additionally we will become the second largest military superpower after China in the same amont of time…….and we have regressives and conservatives to thank for that fact. Now who’s the coward?

Army that can protect them- none
Who do they rely on- us
It’s nice to be able to count on us for these things. They don’t have to worry about the world being a dangerous place, but we do.

Err, what? “protect” against whom?! The Canada’s age-old mortal enemy, Russia invading to confiscate offensive hockey equipment? China sending an army on inflatable rubber boats to kindap all the polar bears and re-paint them into pandas? The Taliban paddling over the Atlantic to exterminate all the Moose, as dictated in that famous fatwah by the venerable radical cleric Al Have Bin MooseBitn? What are you blathering on about?

Oooh I know, you mean the same kind of “protection” that nice dude Vinny offers you against “accidents” when he shows up at your business, for a small fee. Insurance really. “Nice business you got here, it woulda been such shame if sumthin happened to it, now, ya think?”

That is why the US has been “protecting” all the of those, literally, hundreds of countries, such as Colombia or El Slvador or Iran (during the Shah’s and SAVAK time) or Usbekistan or Vietnam or …. all complete with US military bases in all of them at one time or another … real “protectors” you are! “Protecting” diligently all that needs “protecting” around the world, as showcased in Iraq! Brought to you by “protector” KBR and “protector” Halliburton!

I, as a Canadian, say take your “protection”, insert it pointy end up your rear end and ride off bouncing on it into some dark hole in Texas!

Canada when pressed by necessity, was able to field 3rd largest fleet of ships in WWII (471 warships), even though it started with next to nothing (15 warships at the start of the war). Canada is capable of manufacturing its own nukes if needs arises. No “protecting” by messed up Gangster Empires needed, thank you very much.

Protection from the US is another matter entirely.

Amazing that everytime the USA is criticized, the trolls return to this argument. First in Healthcare, First in quality of life, …… despite what the statistics say.

Remember Operation Enduring Freedom? Attacking the Taliban?

Canada: 78 killed, 270+ wounded

So shut the hell up, find a nice quiet forest, and get lost.

Prime example of just who wins when the president surrenders the rule of law…

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Reminds you of something, doesn’t it…

Admittedly, if someone overseas were to ask me where I’m from, it would be much safer to say Canadian than USA.

Not to mention, that if I needed the aid of my embassy when overseas, had I rather see USA State Dept employees marching lockstep with Rice and Bush (and having endorsed torture) or would I trust the Canadian embassy more ?

Balanced budget – done UnEmployment – low

Mortgage Problem – None Self relient on oil – Done

Dollar rising – done Univ.Health care – everyone covered -done

5% beer – done World class pot – done

Resession – None Nudity on tv – done

Taxes lower then EU – done Reject propeganda from USA – Done

subsidized 75% of tuition for higher education – done

9 months of maternity leave ( with pay ) – done

Compensate citizen who were tortured – 10mil – done

Geez I better stop…..I would hate to have US think socialism is bad.

True freedom is not having to be CORPORATE SLAVES just to get by.

RHUsseinCerious

Harper is just playing dumb because he has a minority government. If he is successful in doing little enough damage before the next election and wins a majority, then we will see the real Conservative Harper.

Don’t forget, Canada is still recovering from having sent Arar to the US who then sent him to Syria. Canada has apologized to Arar and asked (nicely of course) to have Arar taken off the no fly list but to no avail.

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons’ command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

The relatives in St. Anne de Beaupre wouldn’t like me to leave out the original French version:

O Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l’épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Bush Administration = Hitler Administration

Bush/Cheney
Hague Trials ‘09

canada remains in my retirement plans!

-McHussein

If only the United States would wake up to reality, and stop torturing suspects.

Not one single life has been saved from “information” garnered by torture. If there had been, it would be palstered all over the front page by the neocon-biased MSM.