> The Canadians can be counted on in time of trouble<
Well, you haven’t watched the CBC and it’s anti-American propaganda 24/7, but the military ONLY can be counted on.
I remind you that Canada, like the US, is a common law country. In common law countries the military deploys ONLY at the bidding of the CIVILIAN authority.
Canada and the US have always helped each other out in emergencies. Examples:
When Katrina hit, among the first responders to arrive was a Canadian urban rescue team that flew in from British Columbia on its own initiative. They were followed by other civilians to help with the rescue efforts and to help restore the infrastructure.
Following Karina, Canada sent a destroyer, two frigates and an icebreaker, all loaded to the scuppers with relief supplies. When the warships had off-loaded their supplies and departed for home, they left behind engineers, rescue workers and divers. The icebreaker was a major navaids tender and so it was held back to help restore buoys and other navaids that and met aids had gone adrift.
When the US airspace was shut down on 9/11, Canadian civilians, by the thousands, on their own initiatives, offered support to stranded US airline passengers across Canada.
When Iranians raided the US embassy during the Carter administration, Canadian diplomats took personal risks to help extract US citizens from Iran. As part of the operation the Canadian government (a Liberal government, BTW) issued Canadian passports to the US citizens.
I am not claiming one-sided virtue for Canada. US and Canadian linemen, highway crews, snow clearance crews and firefighters (and their equipment) routinely respond to each other's disasters.
But we can always count on Canada bashing on Free Republic.
My internet service was down for the weekend, and the only place I could go for American news was CNN.
Talk about anti-American propaganda!!! James Carville started to sound rational compared to some of the other commentators and reporters.
I can't tell you how many times I yelled at the TV!
My point is, that I shouldn't judge you, or all Americans by watching CNN, any more than you should judge all Canadians by the CBC.