Can you point to where this is documented? If this is the case (and I don't doubt you), then it's just politicians dick waggling again.
> 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) >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148604 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
