[americanophile]

"Obama received a hero’s welcome as he emerged from his limo and then waved from behind a bullet-proof panel of glass erected in the arch of the Peace Tower. The much-anticipated gesture was largely obscured from the crowd by a parked ambulance.

Bulletproof glass, standby ambulance...and this is CANADA we're talking about. What happens when he visits someplace where they REALLY don't like us? Maybe a free-market country?

[fanfan]

Bulletproof glass, standby ambulance...and this is CANADA we're talking about. What happens when he visits someplace where they REALLY don't like us?

The Secret Service has to carry the whole load in those cases. Here, they had the assistance of the RCMP, the OPP, and the Ottawa police.

Maybe a free-market country?

Which one?

[Tennessee_Bob]

What happens when he visits someplace where they REALLY don't like us?

You obviously haven't been keeping up with the news. Everyone likes us...no...loves us now that 0bama is President. Peace is breaking out all over!