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Better tell that to the people of New York City and the entire town I come from in Canada. We have five factories that are US arms and truck to and from so many cities that I can't begin to list. There are loads going back to here to just as many cities and small towns to list as well. You must be going through a dry spell where your at. There are not enough trucks to cart the shit made in both our countries. I say that it goes for the rest of the world as there are so may loads going to the port in Mortreal that we have to sub the stuff as well. Good thing because there aren't enough people to fill the postions to make the shit in demand. Matter of fact, send me a PM and I'll get you a job making $1500 a week as the village idiot if you can endure hard hours. Work. Get an Alberta welfare benifit. Called an alarm clock. They pay you - you show up to work. If there is something heinious in that, would love to hear it. I suppose in your wierd world the people with nothing invested get everything while those withtheir life savings, time and work get nothing. Insert incredulous insulting comment. Send me PM as above and I will show you where to go for far more than hometown comfy wages made by teenage kids. This is private enterprise One third of Alberta is from the maritimes. And there is lots of room still. Nobody is worried about French people here Now I get it, a job is the last resort to you. Wow. . No, you don't get it ! ! I own a small business, however I'll PM you about a part time village idiot job at $ 1500.00 a week (US). Maybe I can catch a couple of Leafs games after work hours..

So...the GWB Republicans are direct descendants of the JFK Democrats? I don't think you're going to get a lot of support for that proposition. So, bumper sticker patriots who send their children are still okay though, right? And politicians who lose their seats, and executives who lose their shirts in bad investments, they can sleep soundly too? Your last two sentences seem contradictory. Cindy Sheehan types in the sixties saved lives, and as a result tens of thousands of people died. All's well that ends well? (Ha! I take it from the tone of your overall post that you mean to imply that wealth-generating oil production and tourist resorts are actually bad things for Vietnam.) Alls well that ends well? What makes you think its over! You are probably living less than a hundred miles from the border of a country with the third largerst population in the world (behind china and india)The U.S. has lost its industrial base through greed and abuse of the free enterprise system (emphasizing the word "abuse") yet the flow of aliens continues unabatedly from south america, while at the same time americans are being killed on a daily basis. No one but an absolute fool would sacrifice their kid in Iraq or anyplace else while a situation like this exists! If the business interests insist on using flesh and blood to reap their profits, then its time they start using their own little cherubs to carry out these ventures. The day of using our sons to further your economic gain is coming to an end! With a minimum wage of $5.15 per hr. ( the lowest in the western world) do you really think over 300 million people are going to go along with this entire charade that is nothing more than endentured servitude. People such as Cindy Sheehan are not about to let this happen to others, You may want to knock out a few kids to help protect your investments! Ha You are worried about about 14 million french speaking people to your east, try dealing with 300 million spanish speaking people to your south who will blow across your border like a cold front, just as they have done here! They actually are a good investment to businessmen for a while, until they decide they have the numbers, and then start telling you what to do! If your investment fails, get a job! paul

Shehan's son is gone..... What his motive was for re-upping is no longer an issue! Cindy Sheehan is attempting to save lives, be they American or Iraqi. I spent '66 and '67 in s'east asia, and the same script is being played out 35 years later by a cast of characters that are direct decendants of the same crew that perpatrated death and destruction, and bled the U.S. government for all that was possible. While U.S. negotiators and Le Doc To were arguing about the shape of the conference table in paris. 25,000 more died. The bumper sticker patriots who are so ready to support a policy (without their own children) have as much blood on their hands as the politicians and commercial executives that are raking in the dough. It was people like Cindy Sheehan thirty five years ago that were called every name possible by the powers that be , that saved thousand of soldiers and Vietnamese from death. 59,000 dead (150,000 maimed) and this included Canadians. 200,000 dead Vietnamese. Not surprisingly, it turned out that this war was also being fought for oil leases in the South China Sea off Vung Tau, where internationals in later years began producing oil. This area where so many died is now a resort area. paul

I don't wear Nikes and if I did I would see that they're made in China where a lot of the parts for the GM bus are made. China is also the financial backer of the US economy since they hold much of the debt. Add to this that China is also a nuclear power with the largest army in the world and with a rapidly growing economy. So the USA seems to be losing ground on the criteria that it is so proud of. Yes the U.S. is losing ground,mainly because North American manufacturers profit margin was not enough!, they wanted more,more, more! and they got it. What they are also getting,is a market in north america that is gradually no longer able to buy the products that they are making in China! At some point, they will return to north america for its cheap labor. By that time ,the U.S. will have the largest army in the world,of course they will be marching for food, and trying to control the chaos! All you have to do, is make sure that you are always in the median strip geographically..

Nobody forces Canadians to watch American television, buy American music, watch American movies, etc. Even efforts to restrict free trade in culture and jail people for watching US satellite broadcasts have not dulled Canadian appetites for US culture. So something tells me that it's not a "bombarding," but an embracing. What U.S. culture? We have history, but culture? The closest we come to a national dress is a Sixers tank top,an unbent baseball hat worn sideways, Three quarter length shorts with the crotch down at the knees,and high top sneakers with no socks. As for the media, the same people on both sides of the imaginary line will watch the same stuff I.E. Jerry Springer, Greatest police video's etc.. Lets face it both countries have an unlimited supply of troglodites. I all depends who will broadcast this crap first. At the moment, the U.S. is ahead by six networks ,or 10 1/2 games..... The we are better than you stuff all depends on what kind of day,month, or year one is having. On either side of the line..

First off most americans families never arrived in he country untilslavery had ended,mine among them,so I pay no attention to the guilt by being white thing! Yes there is predjudice in the U.S., but on the other hand, I'm very suspect of anyone who is not just a little in favor of his own! Whites in the U.S. know they are on a track to extinction. In 100 years they will be novelties. This might be one reason why they continue to segregate themselves. The white birth rate in the U.S. is negative, and the white population over 60 is close to fifty million. In other words,most of them will be gone in twenty years. Three out of seven white women are assimilating into other races for any amount of reasons from unmatchable white mates, unavailability of white partners. The average height in the U.S. has shrunk an inch due to the arrival of millions of non european immigrants,not that it factors into the grand scheme, but it is an indicator of change. Many whites have foregone having children in favor of the Saab, a larger house, and other material items. The cost of schooling is another factor that have had influence in not having children. People from other backgrounds, have not come to this point. Whites know they are on the way out, and the bitterness sometimes seeps through the indifferent cover..

Not according to Cmdre. Roger Girouard, head of the task force involved. He said "The Task Force is responsible for escorting ships, intercepting and boarding suspect ships and guarding against attacks on shipping" and that "Canada won't be participating in a possible war on Iraq." This was stated just prior to the invasion. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...44964458943_10/ I agree. Iwas the mate on watch while my vessel was in St Johns. I think it was about two years ago. We passed a heaving line across our vessel to the line handlers ashore. There were two naval vessels returning from Iraq, and St.Johns was their first stop. They were going to Halifax the following day. We spoke to some of the guys, and they said that they were doing escort,boarding and intercept.. I will omit the names of the vessels, but they began with "I" There was a small welcoming home ceremony on the dock. Buy the way, the Captain did a great job docking the ship without a tug, even though he was caught in a wind change during the process...

The U.S. population in 1963 was 184,300,000... In 2005, the U.S. population was 294,400,000. this obviously was an increase of over roughly 110 million people. Never in the history of the world has there been a population increase this large in this amount of time! It is obviously out of control,. During this time, we have given away the store industrially. We have sold our people into debt with the incessant marketing. We own an SUV, but only owe $22,000 ON IT.....We own a three bedroom house, but still owe 180,000 on the mortgage. Average student loans after four years $80,000. With 294,000,000 people ,no industry relatively speaking. China holding all the paper on our debts! Do we have a problem? Do you want to be in downtown Philadelphia when the money runs out. $ 300.00 a month to have any kind of mnedical coverage. We have a reason to be concerned,Canada has a reason to be concerned. It is out of control, and no one will admit it publicly! The powers that be know this, and are tightening the wrench on the population in order to regain control, because they know that they caused the problem. This in my opinion is why some of the tension between the two countries has now become an issue..

You arrogant SOB. I've been all over Europe (GB, Netherlands, German, France, Italy, Check rep, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg). You don't know Sh*t about me. So don't assume. Slightly higher? The taxes are MUCH higher, on top of that, the EU unemployment is nearly double than the US, almost tipple in some countries when broken out. Why would you brag about their min wage? It's pathetic; it's like bragging about being the dumbest in the class. Min wage is for the most unskilled workers to have a bare min. Not exactly something you should be banking your family’s income on. Hell, get a second job if you don’t like, nobody said live was easy. BTW, in your example our '70 yr old women' wouldn't need to work b/c she would have Social Security and Medicare, among many other social services provided by the US. Not to mention whatever retirement plan she had built up throughout her life. Arrogant Sob HUh! first off with the list of countries you mentioned,it sounds like you had a great ski vacation, secondly, don't pull the more patriotic than you crap with me! You sound like a trust funder who is afraid his bubble will burst. Do not even begin to compare you travels with me as a reference,because you will get a rude awakening, I will start with the Saigon River in 1968. My apology to the people of this site,however as an american, I'm a bit tired of this mentality representing me,and could not let this go...

What you should be more afraid of is your country turning into a socialist nightmare like Europe. I'm thinking that you may not have traveled much internationally. You refer to Europe as a socialist nightmare. Do you have knowledge of the systems and tax rates in European countries? When all is considered, taxes might be somewhat higher in Europe ,but aside from medical and pension, the system is built on building a better mousetrap than the other guy. Do you know that the minimum wage in Ireland,Denmark,Netherlands Etc is in excess of $10 per hr with medical civerage? There are no 70 yr old women working in the Waffle House at 0200 to make their rent! The so called freedom our kid s enjoy is a minimum wage of $5.15 per hr. which is in essence creating a smorgasborg, or buffet for international business to feast on. The U.S. has the cheapest wages in the western industrialized world, and our leaders intend to keep it that way. So before you start to berate those outside the U.S. you might take a trip or two.....

I'm new to this site, oddly enough I found it reseaching Icelandic hockey! Anyway, I'm somewhat surprised at the amount of self criticism that is on this site. As an american ships officer(merchant) I'm often in places where the tourists do not venture. The dockworkers in Alexandria, Naples, and LeHarve are somewhat less than gracious when expressing their views on current events. There has been some acute criticism or the present administration in the U.S. This is not a bad thing, because for many of us in the U.S. this is no longer an option, without losing ones license,being put on watch, or no fly lists. Unlike ever before when politics might have been a bit less crucial or harmful, the times have changed, and the dictates of this present day crowd are threatening the entire planet. We see this, but cannot explain this to family and friends! There needs to be just and realistic questioning of some of our policy's, and if Canada can chip in, in a constructive manner , have at it...paul