Canada: Don’t Tread on Us

The American Enterprise Online ^ | January 23, 2006 | Alan Dowd

[Squawk 8888]

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[jecIIny]

WOW. Canada has an armed forces. You learn somehting new every day.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Maybe we should bill Canada for the years they've been riding our military coattails.

I have a feeling this article's over-blowing the importance of the submarine transgressions on the Canadian people but if not, STFU.

 

[arthurus]

Not only do they have an armed force but they assiduously take turns practicing with the rifle and get classroom training on .50 cal machine guns for if they ever get one.

[Billthedrill]

After all, if the island is important enough to send the defense minister and a detachment of troops, why defer it to the U.N.? ...The answer may be Canada’s ever-weakening defenses.

Partially, but mostly it was due to an evangelical belief on the part of the government of the time of the power, mystique, and moral righteousness of the UN. One wonders how that government felt about the Easter Bunny.

[jecIIny]

The idea of Canada going to war with Denmark over some ice covered rock in the Atlantic is laughable. The Danes would kick their a$$. If Canada went to war with the Vatican the Swiss Guards would have the Pope's new winter residence set up in Ottawa inside of a week.

[xcamel]

No mention at all that the US (SN) has been protecting Canada for 45 years from Russian invasion from over the pole...

Dudly Do-Right rides again...

[Porterville]

Oh my God... there are conservative in homosexual Canada?

[MarkBsnr]

My family and friends left in the Great White North are simultaneously aghast and cautiously hopeful. With true Canadian navigational skills, they have thrust Harper into the leadership role, with significant ropes to hold him back from any real changes. At any rapid rate anyway. With less social engineering and permissiveness and more law, order and military might, Canada may actually rise back to the level that the Molson Canadian commercials I am Canadian reminded us of.

[infidel29]

"Le séjour dehors ou nous donnera un coup de pied votre âne." (Stay out or we'll kick your ass)

Sorry Canada, it just doesn't work in French.

[fanfan]

Canada Ping!

Please FReepmail me to get on or off this Canada ping list.

[Brian Allen]

<< Canada dispatched a million men to fight in World War II. Today, it has just 1,200 troops deployed overseas—most of whom had to be delivered by U.S. transport planes. >>

But it's pro-rata competitive with the Limeys.

In troop numbers and in needing US transport - and every other kind of support - to get there and to be there.

[slapshot]

Those who serve under the Maple Leaf are very professional and quite competent. I trained with the RCAF at Cold Lake, Alberta and despite the obvious lack of govt. support, they knew their business (and can drink)(Cold Lake is a Great base - two rinks)

[CaptainCanada]

Bring it on!!!

[Snowyman]

Bring it on!!!

Have at 'em Captain. I'll lend you a Bren gun.

That'll leave 22 in the armory. :)

[CaptainCanada]

Oh my God... there are conservative in homosexual Canada?

Go ahead, keep making fun of Canada & Canadians...
I guess that's the way you make friends...

[CaptainCanada]

Have at 'em Captain. I'll lend you a Bren gun.

Jeez, that brings back memories. I actually fired that damn
thing many times. I preferred the 105mm on my Centurion. ;)

[VadeRetro]

Canada owns the Arctic? Does Santa know this?

[Snowyman]

Canada owns the Arctic? Does Santa know this?

Sure. Here's his housecleaning staff.