Planned army base, port in North heat up Arctic quest[Canada][Baffin Island]

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[BGHater]

[madvlad]

Canadian sovreignty underwritten by Uncle Sugar!

MV

[fanfan]

[Ender Wiggin]

They are planning toward a world with less ice.

No wonder they refuted Kyoto.

[miele man]

Is this base going to eventually become the terminus for the Mexico through the US to Canada super highway?

[twonie]

madvlad, I hope you got your flak vest and helmet on! And you are so right. Rather than CONCENTRATING on the war on terror, canada sends a nominal force to Afghanistan and throws a two-week pity party every time one of them bites the dust. Not that I have no sympathy for troops dying - my son is in the US Army and has been over twice - but this is what they do. And they will hang black crepe all over canada when a few of the Van Doos buy it. Watch them.

[madvlad]

No, Moscow is the terminus for that superhighway!

Ice Road Truckers beware!

MV

[doc30]

Rather than CONCENTRATING on the war on terror, canada sends a nominal force to Afghanistan and throws a two-week pity party every time one of them bites the dust. Not that I have no sympathy for troops dying - my son is in the US Army and has been over twice - but this is what they do. And they will hang black crepe all over canada when a few of the Van Doos buy it. Watch them.

You could not be more wrong. Canada has sent the same number of troops, relative its population to Afghanistan as the U.S. has. And the casualty rate is higher for Canadians that for the U.S., too. You are oblivious to the fact Cnada is pulling its own weight on this. You are sounding like a liberal who says the U.S. can't be in two places at once. The Arctic Archipelago is Canadian territory. Canada has a duty to defend it's territory as much as the U.S. has. On that basis, why does the U.S. have a military presence in Hawaii when troops are needed for Iraq. That was sarcasm, but you make me sick.

[Don W]

I see, you’d rather let the Russians run rampant over the pole, and have a free-for-all in the NW passage when it is finally open for shipping.

That’s really security conscious of you.

As for the WOT, we’ve been in Ashcan from day one, and the only thing we see your guys doing is bombing OUR troops, with the occasional helo trip.

Get a grip on yourself, FRiend

[centurion316]

Woo Hoo! That’s going to be a choice posting.

[1rudeboy]

I just checked, and I’m showing 66 Canadian Armed Forces fatalities in Afghanistan. So how much cheaper is a Canadian (and an ally’s) soldier’s life than, say, an American’s? Discounted 20%? More?

[colorado tanker]

This is good news, what with the Russians trying to claim the whole darn Arctic Ocean. In fact, I’d like to see a joint U.S./Can. effort to defend both sovereignty and international navigation in the region. We could figure something out - we did it for air defense over the Arctic.

[Arkinsaw]

This is good news, what with the Russians trying to claim the whole darn Arctic Ocean. In fact, I’d like to see a joint U.S./Can. effort to defend both sovereignty and international navigation in the region. We could figure something out - we did it for air defense over the Arctic.

Canada and the US are at odds over the NW passage and freedom of navigation through it so that is unlikely.

[colorado tanker]

Canada and the US are at odds over the NW passage and freedom of navigation through it so that is unlikely.

I'm saying we ought to resolve that. Two allies ought to be able to figure that out, particularly where division only helps the Russians.

[kanawa]

Still enjoying our hospitality?

[twonie]

That what y’all call it?

[kanawa]

[Former Proud Canadian]

You should check the relative populations of the two nations. Let me help you. The USA has 10 times the population of Canada. 66 Canadian fatalities would equate to 660 US soldiers lost. Get it?

By the way, the US dollar is now selling at a discount relative to the Canadian dollar in my (border) city.

[oakcon]

All I can really do is second what everyone else has said. I’ll point out as well that Kandahar is the MOST dangerous province of A-stan, and Canada is taking all the fire there. Please check your facts so you can at least show some intelligence if you feel you have to dump on your allies and neighbours.