"Reciprocating in kind" would consist of informing the Canadians that we intend to keep producing land mines and ignoring the ICC.
There are countries that have foreign policies “hostile” to the US (Iran’s sponsorship of state terrorism would probably put it at the top of the list) and countries that allow their citizens to engage in such activities on a individual and NGO basis (Saudi Arabia is right up there) but Canada is not one of them – for example, Canada contributed a significant number of combat troops to the effort in Afghanistan.
Canada’s dislike of our policies on land mines and International Criminal Courts is a nearly universal international opinion; it in no way restrains our behavior (we continue to employ land mines and refuse to recognize such jurisdiction) and were Canada to side with us on these matters this would still be the case. We would be silly to make an issue of it – Canada’s presence on the ground early in the fight in Afghanistan was of far more practical importance to us than attempting to enforce 100% subservience to our desires on matters where we have already decided we must defy world opinion.
We would be silly to make an issue of it – Canada’s presence on the ground early in the fight in Afghanistan was of far more practical importance
Hmmm I must of missed that. According to my research, Canada first sent troops to Afganistant in Winter 2003.
But I did find an intresting website for those who want to see what Canada is up to in Afganistan.
http://www.canada.com/national/features/afghanistan/index.html