Canada is an ally of the United States but that does not mean it has to agree with every one of its harebrained ideas. Not wanting a bad missile system on your soil does not mean you don't intend to fulfill your actual treaty obligations.
Dana On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:37:25 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How is this sucking up to a bully? Canada signed a defense agreement. They > are backing away from their signed word because of (as some see it), world > opinion. I see no bully here. I see a country announcing that they do not > intend to honor their word. How is the US bullying Canada? > As for SDI, don't always believe everything you see in the media. There's a > LOT going on that the media will never see till its used and we all know > where it'll be used first (just not when). > > > > Its not that being a real friend to the US is no longer cool. No its > > more like SDI just doesn't work, even when the test was rigged for it > > to succeed. Broken thing not cool. It also doesn't help that the US > > has been bullying Canada over this. Last I checked sucking up to a > > bully is also not cool. > > > > larry > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:17:36 -0500, Tony Weeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> i personally think its sad that our neighbors to the north are kinda > >> backing down from their us affiliation partly because its no longer cool > >> to be friends with the us. fuck if it wasnt for us... canada might be > >> russian right > >> now... and that wouldnt be good either... > >> > >> tw > >> > >> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:04:01 -0500, Larry C. Lyons > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > 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/10997668.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:5:148711 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
