IIRC, the NATO agreement states that attack against one member nation is an attack against all member nations.
If there is a missile attack against the US, it is my understanding that Canada, as a NATO member is the responsibility to assist the US in its own defense, this Canadian position goes against NORAD, and NATO. > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:04 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: No Defense over Canada > > So you think that there is no such thing as sovereignty and air > rights. Also in that case I guess that the arguments the US put > forward since the 50's regarding control of US air space was specious > - hey the aircraft/missile was over 10 feet from the ground. > > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:20:41 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If a missile launched at America is over Canada, then I believe it is > not > > only allowed but required to shoot it down. We're not talking a missile > at > > 10 feet over the ground. When it's over Canada, it's miles up. When it's > > over the Arctic, it's miles up and not over Canada. > > We're talking lives here. We're talking a specific situation where lives > are > > at risk. When it comes to saving lives, I say screw airspace! save > people > > before political posturing. > > > > > > > So its OK to violate another nation's sovereignty whenever you want > > > and with no consequences. I guess the converse would also be true, > > > other nations can violate US airspace at will then without > > > consequences. > > > > > > Typical US attitude - screw the rest of the world, especially your > > > allies. Real brilliant.It will get to the point that the only US > > > allies will be paid. > > > > > > As for the missile tracks - remember where a good third of the ICBM's > > > are based, and how many of those russian nukes are really controlled > > > by Moscow. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:33:39 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> OK, so we either have to keep the Canadians happy or we can save our > > >> rears. I go for the latter. Screw diplomacy, save my hide! > > >> > http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/nation/1099766 > 8.htm > > >> > > >> (though chances are we'll never see a missile attack come through > > >> Canadian air space and they know it. Just posturing) > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148598 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
