[FBD]

>"Nice priorities, eh?

The President is eagle-eyed in Iraqi; Blind as a bat in his own back yard."<

- excellant way to put it.
Or, as George Washington said; "Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground?"
(I'd better check that quote, it might no be exact, but it's close.)

Regards

[hedgetrimmer]

***Why the back yard is unattended:***

Press Gaggle with Scott McClellan

And I would just say that the United States has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the summit agenda, and worked hard at achieving our common summit goals, which are strengthening democracy, creating prosperity and realizing the full potential of humans. This summit represents an important next step towards realization of this shared hemispheric vision.

Martin, Bush, Fox agree on partnership deal for continental co-operation

Bush told a news conference after the meeting: "We had a good discussion about prosperity and security. It turns out the two go hand-in-hand." "We've got a lot of trade with each other and we intend to keep it that way," the U.S. president said. "We've got a lot of crossings of the borders and intend to make our borders more secure and facilitate legal traffic." Asked whether the deal is paving the way for a continental integration, Martin said: "What we are talking about here is not a big bang, we're talking but big progress."

Canada's Left Angry With PM's 'Hidden' U.S. Agenda

"Can the prime minister tell us why he will be pursuing an agenda of deeper integration with the U.S., sacrificing Canadian sovereignty? Why is he pursuing this hidden agenda without telling Canadians about it?" the party's leader, Jack Layton, asked in Parliament.