This doesn't preclude the right of Canada to evaluate the threat before agreeing to help. So it would seem that Canada would still be able to require authorization first.
I don't think it matters much as the president will do what he damn well feels like anyway. World opinion doesn't seem to matter much for this administration. :( On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:25:59 -0500, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Article 5 > The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe > or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and > consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, > in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised > by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or > Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with > the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of > armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic > area. > > Link: http://www.nato.int/docu/basictxt/treaty.htm > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:24 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: No Defense over Canada > > > > 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. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148617 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
