Posted on 05/19/2004 9:17:44 AM PDT by quidnunc
For once, let's hear it for the good guys. If every country in the world fought terrorism as aggressively as the USA and Great Britain, the truly bad guys would be beaten down, perhaps forever.
But hoping that the nations of the world will respond cohesively to the savagery and potential mass destruction of modern terror is a lost cause. We live in a world of denial and self-interest. You have as much chance of finding the Wizard of Oz as you do persuading some timid and misguided countries to join the fight against the Islama-fascists.
Even countries like Canada are no longer dependable allies. According to a Macleans poll, 38% of Canadians say their attitude toward the USA has worsened since 9/11. Almost half of our friends to the north see America as arrogant, bullying or dangerous.
To be sure, the Bush administration's non-compromising stance in Iraq and insistence that terror-enabling states be confronted (Axis of Evil) have put off many foreigners who embrace a far more passive approach toward terrorism. But the Canadian situation exemplifies what is truly going on in this world.
Over the past two decades, Canada has become committed to secularism and government entitlements. Subsidized medical care, decriminalization of marijuana, gay marriage, extensive welfare for newly arrived immigrants and an aggressively liberal Canadian Broadcasting Company have all become part of the culture. The eastern Canadian press is especially anti-American, and delights in hammering their more traditional American neighbors.
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If we just ended all extradiction agreements, wouldn't that make Canada a magnet for all kinds of criminals who want to escape punishment?
Good article! Too bad O'Reilly didn't also mention Canada's draconian, speech-punishing "hate crimes" laws, and the shortcomings of Canada's health care system as well, but he was only writing a column, not a book . . .
Tough Sh!t........don't come crying to rotten old USA when terrorist decide it's your turn!
I think that would be the perfect solution. Let's send all our criminals up there. They'd hardly be noticed up east.
Now hold on a minute. Canada has a *great* health care system!
You just have to die first.
Rec'd the following joke via email this morning.
Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics these are some questions people the world over are asking!!!!!
These questions about Canada were posted on an OInternational Tourism Website.
Q1 Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
Q2 I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only four thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q3 It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.
Q4 Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada?(USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-da is that big country to your North . . . oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.
Q5 Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
Q6 Do you have perfume in Canada? (Germany)
A: No, WE don't stink.
Q7 Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
Q8 Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.
Q9 I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget it's name. It's a kind of big horse with horns.(USA)
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
Q10 I was in Canada in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Surrey, BC. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
Q11 Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first
Canada - formerly a great country.
Now reduced to a quivering, smarmy cess-pool of sanctimony!
And that's on a good day. On a bad day, 'Canada' is merely a front for grasping gubmint-connected greed-heads.
I'm really, really looking forward to the Federal election at the end of June - we actually have a prayer of defeating the Liberal b*stards!
Then the real fight can begin.
Yeah, real great health system. I waited 5 hours in the emergency room to have a deeply buried fish hook from my hand. It took the doctor about 3 seconds.
We have a total of 28,000 soldiers in Canada. Pretty good eh? They couldn't guard a doughnut shop. The socialists recently announced that they will be getting rid of our tanks, because we 'just don't need them'.
"On my television program, I have advised the Canadian government that if the deserters are not returned post-haste, I will no longer buy Canadian products"
I take it ol' Bill doesn't drive a car?
LOL! :)
Ummm, the only thing the Canadian military is good for now is "peacekeeping" since at this point they are way too small to even defend the nation. This is not a comment on their competence, just an observation about their force ratios. If Canada ever got into any real trouble, we'd defend them, and they know it.
jeez, I did not realize that the forces were that small. It is a shame that the socialist just don't see national security as a priority. Not to fear, regardless of political idealogy or other wise. If Canada were ever in danger, I just can't see America abandoning a neighbor, heck I would even fight to defend Canadians, someone has to protect the Labatt's Brewery... Just Kidding.. I know to many Canadians, and I know the Anti-American Sentiment is a small vocal minority.
Well, to be sure it would probably bankrupt Canada to have a large enough standing military to be able to truly defend our borders and coastline if we had to. Still, it has been allowed to decline greatly in the last few decades. The good news is that the Canadian public has started to understand just how woefull our military is for the roles that we have in mind for, how outdated much of their equipment is. Similarly, the Liberal government under the new PM Paul Martin is making noises that indicate it also understands the need for renewal of the Canadian armed forces.
The canadian military...Tim Horton's first line of defense.
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