Hey, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.....alot of Middle Eastern countries are well aware how pathetic and weak we are, cowering beneath the umbrella of US protection, all the while wearing our hypocritical smirk of bemusement like we're some sort of moral super power while the US does the dirty work, we look to the world like we are harmless. The pathetic part is we did send what was the 4th largest contingent of support militarily to Iraq, however this was unofficial, so Canada's 'image' in the world wouldn't be tarnished. The contingent included 4 Frigates, a destroyer, planes and some troops, fighting within American and English units. Just like in Vietnam, when our soldiers volunteered for the US army, even though our gov't wouldn't officially 'endorse' the action. Sometimes I do wonder, whether it's set up that way - the good cop, bad cop sort of thing for north america. It certainly worked to advantage during the hostage crisis in Iran back in '79.
Either way, the Lib government has made us truly, truly pathetic, especially compared to what we once were in WW2 and prior.