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Posted on 04/13/2003 1:32:39 PM PDT by mdittmar
President Bush has decided to postpone a trip to Canada next month because of the Iraq war, U.S. and Canadian officials said Sunday.
News of the postponement came about two weeks after Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien canceled a trip to Washington following criticism from the U.S. ambassador to Canada.
The ambassador, Paul Cellucci, said the American government was upset and disappointed that Canada failed to join the U.S.-led military coalition fighting in Iraq.
Bush's one-day trip to Ottawa, tentatively scheduled for May 5, was meant as a forum for cross-border issues.
Two White House officials said Bush would push the trip back and that a date had not been set. Chretien confirmed the move Sunday during a trip to the Dominican Republic.
Chretien did not indicate whether he thought the cancellation was a result of Ottawa's refusal to support the U.S.-led invasion without U.N. approval.
Relations between the two countries have been strained in recent months by the war and other issues.
The United States last year imposed tariffs averaging 27 percent on softwood imports from four Canadian provinces, contending that government subsidies kept Canadian lumber prices artificially low and threatened the U.S. industry. Canadians say softwood exports to the United States fell sharply after the tariffs were imposed, forcing mills to lay off thousands of workers.
Deputy Prime Minister John Manley said it was time for Ottawa and Washington to put tensions sparked by the war behind them.
"I think we need to move on," Manley said. "We've got a series of things that we need to be doing now. That includes the work on humanitarian assistance and reconstruction in Iraq."
Chretien planned to meet with former President Clinton while in the Dominican Republic. Clinton was to arrive there Monday.
Chretien described the timing as a "coincidence" but indicated the two would likely meet, saying "we are good friends."
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Birds of a feather and all that....
Birds of a feather, and all that....
True statecraft being beyond Chretien's meagre capabilities, he's decided to obtain expert advice on picking up chicks in retirement.
Boo freakin' Hoo!
I pray that our government is fully aware of what the klintons, both of the pigs, are capable of and is taking great care to monitor them closely. And I mean really closely. These are very bad people who would willingly do damage to our nation. And I believe in my heart that there are not two people walking on our soil who hope more for another terrorist attack within our nation. Yes. I believe they are that bad. Worse. I believe they would betray our nation for either a gob of money or an ounce of more power. They are ruthless, without ethics, without morals and without shame. This is a fact. That they would betray and endanger our nation, is built upon this knowledge.
Abstract: The Logan Act was intended to prohibit United States citizens without authority from interfering in relations between the United States and foreign governments. There appear to have been no prosecutions under the Act in its almost 200 year history. However, there have been a number of judicial references to the Act, and it is not uncommon for it to be used as a political weapon. Although attempts have been made to repeal the Act, it remains law and at least a potential sanction to be used against anyone who without authority interferes in the foreign relations of the United States.
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