"Paul in Kingston, Ontario writes, "I feel real anger towards Canadian media people who are so blatantly anti-American. Please do not use my last name, I fear government reprisal."
-Canadians are not so much anti american, yet rather anti bush - something a majority of americans are becoming...
"More than a few Canadian e-mailers said the same thing. They're afraid of their government if they dissent from the anti-American party line."
-We live in a free country, we have no reason to fear reprisals from government.
"Since 9/11, the Canadian government has done the following. Refused to crack down on known terrorist organizations. Not one individual has been prosecuted for terrorist activities, even though U.S. intelligence has identified at least 50 pro-terror outfits operating north of the border. Continued its loose immigration policies. Is allowing Islamic courts in Ontario to decide on some civil cases involving Muslims. Refused to send troops to Iraq. Decriminalized marijuana, making it easier for smugglers to send pot into the U.S.A. And supported a quasi-legalization of heroin in the city of Vancouver. "
Yeah, how many have been successfully prosecuted in the US? Not counting those illegally imprisoned, without charge, legal representation etc, not to mention the illegal deportation of a Canadian citizen to be tortured and imprisoned.
Most of the world, and depending on the polls, nearly half of americans opposed sending troops to Iraq
Oh yeah, I hear smugglers are running rampant, bringing in pot, 30g at a time (the amount for which posession has been decriminalized)
"Now, however, the last straw is in the drink. If the Canadian government provides sanctuary to American military criminals, deserters, "Talking Points" believes that action would directly undermine the U.S. war on terror.
"All of us in America should be soldiers in the war on terror. If a foreign country's helping those who want to kill us, then we have an obligation to confront that. These deserters weren't drafted. They signed up. And when the going got tough, they split. If all our military people did that, 9-11 would be on constant instant replay."
Wake up. The war in Iraq has NOTHING repeat NOTHING to do with Islamic fundamentalist terrorists. Its dubya who thinks that anyone whose skin is on the wrong side of white, lives in a desert, has lots of oil, and tends to sport a moustache or beard is automatically suspected of being a terrorist. I mean Saddam's regime was on of the few secular ones in the Mid east, and by the stories you hear, he was far from being a devout muslim. Sure he was a vicious corrupt cruel dictator, one that was tolerated by every country in the west (and supported financially and militarily) for 30 YEARS!!! But when they needed an ass to be kicked - he becomes the terrorist of the day.
There would be a lot more accomplished in stopping / preventing terrorism if GWB had kept his couple billion spent on the war in Iraq and spent it on peacful projects, foreign aid, and "homeland" security. Oh yeah I forgot, if he did that, he couldn't run (ie try to steal) another election, this time as a macho "WARTIME PRESIDENT"
"Canada is now on notice. Undermining the American military by giving sanctuary to deserters will bring action by the most powerful force on this earth, the American people. "
A trade war would be very damaging for both. Do you realize that CAnada has the worlds second largest oil reserves? Or that we are the biggest trading partner of 70% of your states?
This guy is clearly a joke, and represents all that is wrong with US "Journalism".
NOTE: We have posted this poll question on billoreilly.com. Would you support a boycott against Canadian goods and services if that country does not return the American deserters? Billoreilly.com has it for you
Yes, he does bully, that's just his way. It's not a good way, and if you are a strong enough and informed enough person to stand up to him, you'd be fine. I didn't see the interview with Heather Mallick, so I'll reserve judgement. I would bet that if we had supported the world, he would have lauded us as the greatest ally and neighbour a country could have. The part that bothers me about him is that he isn't consistent and is somewhat an ideologue, which he himself despises. He doesn't look at Canada as a distinct group that has the right to think on our own and form our own policy, but rather a very subservient little brother that should just tow the line and be happy. What he doesn't see is the good relationship we have historically had with the U.S., and the number of things that the U.S. hasn't supported us on (lumber competition). Like any friendship, it has tough times and good times, just hopefully the good times outweigh the tough times in quantity, gravity and magnitude.
