There are a number of former members of the American diplomatic presence in Tehran from the 1970's that might disagree with you.
I can start with the nickel that came from Sudbury that hardened the shells that fell on the beaches of Normandy and begin the list from there. Or I can start with the aero and space specialists that fled to NASA and other agencies after we abandoned our programs.
Falling off the tracks lately? Sure. We ARE goverened by loons, most certainly at the federal level, and frankly that's a polite way of putting it. We'll work it out.
Useless? Hardly. Ask the American lads serving in Afghanistan if they appreciated the sniping skills of the Princess Pats. Just make sure you have a place to run to after you call them useless. :-)
Good on ya, Mitch! The Princess Pats is probably the best light infantry regiment in the world.
As to whether or not Alberta might come in: it's a possibility. The upside of America is no gun registration; the downside is (possibly) no NHS system. Canadians may have grown used to that by now.
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Chris
That was the story out of Iran for many years, that Canadian diplomats had gotten about 6 Americans out of Teheran. A recent TV show said it was never Canadians, it was a CIA operation. They just kept it secret all these years. There are many good people up there. I just wish they could throw out the left wingers, the way I wish we could throw them out here.
Canadians are really traumatized by the whole Avro Arrow incident, weren't they? Most Americans don't know anything about it.