I was just wondering...I thought maybe I'd missed a thread...
Canada is doing what all countries do regarding foreign policy...they are acting in their best interests...It's a good opportunity for Canada to improve relations with the U.S. and vice versa...I wouldn't slight Canada that, and remember that, despite the overblown bravado on this board, the U.S. and Canada are still very close and it's not unusual for one to serve the other in situations like this.
Make no mistake...if Canada was attacked tomorrow, the U.S. would retaliate against whomever the aggressor...regardless of recent events.
Even the U.S. France thing is being overblown. In the theater of world politics, two countries like France and the U.S. are not going to abandon each other...not after everything we've been through together...Normandy is a good example.
DW