Posted on 02/24/2005 6:21:02 PM PST by quidnunc
Ottawa – Canada's announcement that it won't join the U.S. missile shield provoked an immediate warning that it has relinquished sovereignty over its airspace.
From now on, the U.S. government will control any decision to fire at incoming missiles over Canadian territory, declared the top U.S. envoy to Canada.
"We will deploy. We will defend North America," said Paul Cellucci, the U.S. ambassador to Canada.
"We simply cannot understand why Canada would in effect give up its sovereignty — its seat at the table — to decide what to do about a missile that might be coming towards Canada."
The response came just moments after Prime Minister Paul Martin ended months of ambiguity Thursday by announcing that he would not sign on to the controversial missile-defence program.
The warning was no slip of the tongue: Cellucci repeated several times that Canada's decision had in effect handed over some of its sovereignty to the United States.
"I personally don't think it's in Canada's sovereign interest to be outside of the room when a decision is made about a missile that might be incoming towards Canada."
Cellucci said he understood the political "challenge" that made it difficult for Martin's minority government to accept missile defence — and agreed it was Canada's right to make a decision.
The formal announcement completed a lengthy retreat for Martin, who expressed support for the project last year in his early days in office, then qualified his support, and finally fell almost silent on the issue.
Still, even the final announcement was not without confusion.
Martin said he would expect to be consulted on what to do about any missile passing over Canada.
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ROTFLMAO!!!
Hey Martin, suck on this one pal!!
We shouldnt shoot down any missile unless it becomes a threat to America. Canada isnt an ally.
Ottawa – Canada's announcement that it won't join the U.S. missile shield provoked an immediate warning that it has relinquished sovereignty over its airspace.
From now on, the U.S. government will control any decision to fire at incoming missiles over Canadian territory, declared the top U.S. envoy to Canada.
--> WOW, they gave us the airspace without even firing one missile or pen stroke! CANADIANS ARE EASY!
Consulted....
Yeah right, we'll tell you where the pieces are going to land.
Times like these when I question weather or not I want to stay a Canadian.
Yeah, we will, but the interceptor will be airborne. Just a courtesy call.
"We're sorry about that, Mr. Martin. We tried to get ahold of you to ask you what we should do about those missiles heading for Ottowa and Ontario, but by the time you could be bothered to pick up the phone, the nukes had detonated."
tet68 wrote:
Consulted....
Yeah right, we'll tell you where the pieces are going to land
--/ YUP They are going to land in his backyard! hahaha
I'd say Canada's national pride will come next but they don't seem to have any...
Just contrast our envoys response to what would have
been forth coming under the previous administration.
The next four years are going to be VERY interesting.
All those folks that were kicking sand in the face of
bill clinton at the beach, are getting a hard lesson
from the new teacher on the block.
Just so long as they restrict themselves to the dirt anyway.
(And we wonder where they got the logic to grant special law applicable only to Muslims in Canada?)
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Ottawa – Canada's announcement that it won't join the U.S. missile shield provoked an immediate warning that it has relinquished sovereignty over its airspace.
"Martin said he would expect to be consulted on what to do about any missile passing over Canada."
With that submarine they got from the Brits?
Silly Canuckistan...
Let's invade Canada for their oil. The libs already think that's why we went to Iraq....so what does one more "imperialist" mission matter? LOL!!!
(Denny Crane: "There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News.")
. . shouts of joy and jubilation in Peking.
Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg - their fate in a potential missile attack from x now rests in our hands.
Is the bastard really THAT stupid?
Are we permitted to put a GPS/Pager device up his ass so we can find him quickly?
Canada is leaderless. Has Canada been reduced to the lowest common denominator?
Semper Fi
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