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Bush told: Our army is not your business
Toronto Sun ^
| 2002-11-21
| Stephanie Rubec
Posted on 11/21/2002 6:23:52 AM PST by Lorenb420
PRAGUE -- Defence Minister John McCallum suggested yesterday that the U.S. president butt out of Canada's military affairs.
McCallum shot down renewed calls by President George W. Bush for NATO countries such as Canada to boost their defence spending and said Canadians are tired of Bush and Ambassador Paul Cellucci meddling in their affairs.
"I would not urge the president of the United States or the U.S. ambassador to Canada to do my job, to ask for more defence spending," McCallum said yesterday.
"I think a number of Canadians were a little bit ticked off when the ambassador keeps pushing."
He said Canada's defence spending is a "Canadian matter" and shouldn't be tackled by foreign leaders and diplomats.
Bush kicked off the NATO summit in Prague yesterday by demanding every member boost defence spending.
Among NATO's 19 countries, Canada's level of defence spending ranks 17th, ahead of only the tiny Luxembourg and Iceland.
TOPICS: Canada; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: commie; losers
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To: Skywalk
Time to take Canada.No, Just the western provinces. They are the breadbasket and natural resource rich provinces most like the US. Ontario and Quebec and the Eastern sh*tholes can rot in place for all we should care. Alone they'd be no wealthier than Portugal.
To: Lorenb420
Sure it's our business, as a member of NATO, we need to "pull the covers" of our allies when they shirk their responsibility.
Canada is freeloading, it's time they ante'd up.
Great cover story on Canada in the latest National Review - had me in tears of laughter, (and sadness/frustration).
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posted on
11/21/2002 7:19:08 AM PST
by
Psalm 73
To: xsmommy
I'd be delighted to pony up, but the Libs are too busy spending money on important things like fountains as tourist attractions in Chretien's home town of Shawinigan, Quebec, a town for which there is no justification whatever. The Candian military couldn't beat the City of Luxembourg police force (OK, I'm exaggerating). We've heard stories for decades now how members of the armed forces go through junkyards to get spare parts for their jeeps, etc. What the hell do the Canadian people care, they've got "free" medical...
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posted on
11/21/2002 9:44:04 AM PST
by
Argh
To: xsmommy
I'd be delighted to pony up, but the Libs are too busy spending money on important things like fountains as tourist attractions in Chretien's home town of Shawinigan, Quebec, a town for which there is no justification whatever. The Canadian military couldn't beat the City of Luxembourg police force (OK, I'm exaggerating). We've heard stories for decades now how members of the armed forces go through junkyards to get spare parts for their jeeps, etc. What the hell do the Canadian people care, they've got "free" medical...
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posted on
11/21/2002 9:44:14 AM PST
by
Argh
To: xsmommy
Oh, hell's bells, I don't even remember clicking twice.
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posted on
11/21/2002 9:46:57 AM PST
by
Argh
To: Argh
you're not in kansas anymore, toto.
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posted on
11/21/2002 9:48:33 AM PST
by
xsmommy
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To: Lorenb420
So they have sovereignty to conduct their defense regardless of what they're allies recommend, but when we want to go out in the world to defend our citizens from terrorists and tyrants we must first get the world's approval?
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posted on
11/21/2002 9:53:18 AM PST
by
ilgipper
To: xsmommy
you're not in kansas anymore, toto.
Excuse me a moment while I lick myself...
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posted on
11/21/2002 9:58:24 AM PST
by
Argh
To: greasyHeart
WOW!
Just when you thought all hope was lost.
Geez
To: ilgipper
when we want to go out in the world to defend our citizensfrom terrorists and tyrants we must first get the world's approval? If, when you say 'defend' you mean pre-emptively invading
countries you declare to be tyrannies, it helps to have at
least a tacit approval as fig leaf for naked aggression.
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posted on
11/21/2002 1:27:16 PM PST
by
gcruse
To: Lorenb420
well, gwb is more than willing to put OUR troops under UN command, illegally. Why shouldn't he expect everyone to act in the best interests, for "the world." also, see: for "the children," for "peace", for "security."
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posted on
11/21/2002 1:31:57 PM PST
by
galt-jw
To: wku man
$3.99 a round!
That is definitely too expensive for the frogs in charge of our neighbor to the north.
Maybe they can switch to pea shooters, I don't think the Canadian military has effected a combat casualty on an enemy since WWII anyway.
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posted on
11/22/2002 8:36:42 PM PST
by
Rome2000
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