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Canada, U.S. agree to use each other's troops in civil emergencies
Canwest News Service ^ | 22 Feb 2008 | David Pugliese

Posted on 02/23/2008 9:18:08 AM PST by BGHater

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1 posted on 02/23/2008 9:18:12 AM PST by BGHater
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To: BGHater

North American Union - here we come!!! What’s next??? Common currency?


2 posted on 02/23/2008 9:20:09 AM PST by Perdogg
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To: BGHater

This would be effective 99% in one direction.


3 posted on 02/23/2008 9:20:31 AM PST by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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To: BGHater

Finally a decision from a former Soviet republic that makes sense.


4 posted on 02/23/2008 9:21:12 AM PST by CalifChris
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To: Perdogg

I hate the moves towards the NAU but this makes sense. As if Canadians are going to DO anything if they were called.


5 posted on 02/23/2008 9:22:29 AM PST by CalifChris
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To: Bear_Slayer

ping for later


7 posted on 02/23/2008 9:23:41 AM PST by Bear_Slayer (When liberty is outlawed only outlaws will have liberty.)
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To: BGHater

Who do we contact to see this never, ever happen. Mexamericanada here we come. I’m sickend and troubled by this in a lot of ways... I almost feel as though I am saying good bye to a relative that is dying a slow death.. I know the relative is dying, just not when. Kinda eery.


8 posted on 02/23/2008 9:23:53 AM PST by GlennBeck08
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To: BGHater

Canada cannot afford to both pay for retirements AND Socialized medicine, AND defend itself, any more.

Thier were big article last summer about how the Canadians were getting rid of thier fighter aircraft.


9 posted on 02/23/2008 9:24:12 AM PST by tcrlaf (VOTE DEMOCRAT-You'll look great in a Burka!)
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To: BGHater

Someone from another country is going to come over here and tell us what to do? I don’t think so.


10 posted on 02/23/2008 9:26:08 AM PST by RC2
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To: Perdogg

Huh? Canada’s been the virtual 51st State for decades...;)

But it’s really about economic protection. We account for 75% of their imports and 86% of their exports (higher than California’s equivalents to the rest of the US).

Canada accounts for 20% of our imports, and 16% of our exports. That’s a lot of our GDP that’s directly tied to our Northern neighbor. Not to mention being our biggest source of oil.

Canada hasn’t maintained the infrastructure nor staff to assist in a major catastrophe. Canada had a long-standing rule that foreign troops from ANY country could not operate in Canada.

What happens now if the Great White North has a massive natural disaster, say a huge earthquake hits the Seattle area, all the way up through Vancouver (the ONLY Canadian port on the Pacific)? Well, currently they’re screwed - we can’t send aid like we did to Indonesia after the Tsunami. Or like we’ve done around the world for massive natural disasters, deploying our troops to assist in recovery.

This agreement seems to make sense to me - it assures that Canada will not suffer as much as they would now if a major disaster happens. And that - in the long run - is the best thing for the US.


11 posted on 02/23/2008 9:27:45 AM PST by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the sting of truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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Okay...

The day I see Canadian troops marching over the Detroit - Windsor bridge to help quell the inevitable riots that will happen again someday in Detroit I will sit right down and eat my hat.

12 posted on 02/23/2008 9:27:47 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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If there was another riot in Detroit, I see no problem with our Canadian friends getting in a little target practice.

If there was a disaster in Canada and we could help with rescue efforts and the like, I would be embarrassed as hell, if we did not do so.

I see no real problem here. It is like Fire Departments backing each other up.

13 posted on 02/23/2008 9:28:42 AM PST by Mark was here (The earth is bipolar.)
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I’d lay strong odds that this means US troops assisting in Canada is a thousand times likely more than Canadian troops (what few there are) assisting in the U.S.


14 posted on 02/23/2008 9:32:00 AM PST by squidly
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To: BGHater

bump


15 posted on 02/23/2008 9:32:26 AM PST by DvdMom ( Drew Peterson Belongs In Jail Along With Nifong)
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To: BGHater

I realize that it is unlikely that we would ever have need of help from Canada.

And in spite of whatever faults Canada might have I feel great affection for Canadians and would certainly hope that we would always come to their aid...the same goes for Mexico.


16 posted on 02/23/2008 9:33:25 AM PST by Bobalu (I guess I see'd that varmint for the last time....)
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To: JackRyanCIA

“We should invade Canada and let’s the Mexicans have the USA. They appear to be taking it anyway.”

Heh...you think global warming is an accident?

Rove’s weather machine is getting Canada warmer for us to move north...

*snicker*


17 posted on 02/23/2008 9:33:47 AM PST by Crim (Dont frak with the Zeitgeist....)
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To: Quix

PING :)


18 posted on 02/23/2008 9:41:54 AM PST by DvdMom ( Drew Peterson Belongs In Jail Along With Nifong)
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To: BGHater
Canadian troops will show no compassion for American gun owners when they are ordered to come and confiscate all our weapons. Our soldiers would not be as eager as foriegners to forcibly enter our homes and take our guns. Our government has learned this trick from the Mexicans. The Mexican government sent their soldiers from the south of Mexico (mostly Indian) to northern Mexico (mostly Spanish decent) and vice-versa. Those soldiers had no compassion for the people they were taking guns from because they had no ties and a different culture and language. The idea behind the sharing of troops between the US and Canada is unnecessary unless you want to pick up all the guns from law abiding Amerian Citizens.
19 posted on 02/23/2008 9:45:34 AM PST by quendi (Quendi)
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To: Clive

Clive, have you seen or heard about this?


20 posted on 02/23/2008 9:58:12 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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