Canada, My Canada - What's Next?

[az]

Just to clarify, and I don't want to break the discussion loose again, the world does NOT run and call for help. It certainly didn't with Iraq - it has before, sometimes, but not as much as you think it has

AZ

[Byock]

I guess you are right. Unless you take into account...This.


I can quote from alot of sources.

[GNEP]

But are those countries necessarily upset that military support has been suspended?

[az]

Depends, of course. Some countries are of course happy if they get help from the USA, some come crying, begging the USA to help them, simply because they are the last superpower. But don't mix up those countries with the ones that criticize some of your actions (which is a friend's duty, IMHO. I'd be really pissed at my friends if they thought lowly of something I did, but won't tell me).

It simply is NOT the whole world who wants the US to be the wold police. Some countries want help, sure. But they really are not everybody. You need to get the misconception that the whole world wants you to "act" out of your head. It simply isn't so.

AZ

[thop]

geo-political (temp-forum) alert

[leech]

Bah, I can't be bothered with reading all this tripe, I just wanted to say... "Of course people can be confused on where Canada is, tucked all they way down there...."

Viva la France!

Leech

[GNEP]

Mais oui

[paulcs]

Originally posted by leech
Bah, I can't be bothered with reading all this tripe, I just wanted to say... "Of course people can be confused on where Canada is, tucked all they way down there...."

Viva la France!

Leech

Who said that? Santa Claus?

Viva Catherine Deneuve, Juliet Binoche, Isabelle Huppert, et Emmanuelle Béart!

Paul

[gt40]

Originally posted by Byock
Before Zokes, and GT40 get together and roast me over a spit, let me say, I have nothing against Canada, or Europe for that matter. It just amazes me, whenever there is a problem, the world runs to us for help, then whines when we do. But as you said...

I'm on your side, sorry to be vague.
just don't want to start anything tooooo political.

but what the hey, I'm always in the mood for roasted chicken

[Marshmallowman]

When something does go wrong the world does turn to the USA, I don't know if its asking for help or rolling its eyes and saying "feck you have done it again!!!"

[The Rock]

It simply is NOT the whole world who wants the US to be the world police. Some countries want help, sure. But they really are not everybody. You need to get the misconception that the whole world wants you to "act" out of your head. It simply isn't so.

Well spoken Az.

[Brian R.]

I really intended this thread to be a tongue-in-cheek Pro-Canadian thread. Bringing the US into it is a bad idea. Canada and the US get along fine in general and I hope it stays that way.

BTW, friendly competition between the Americans and Canadians is just fine in my book. We will stand together when it counts.

[Brian Ellis]

GNEP

Mais non! Vive le Québec libre! Now, who said that?

[az]

Please don't misunderstand me, I do not hate the USA or something, I just want to erase this misconception from your minds

AZ

[GNEP]

Je ne sais pas, Brian...