Trudeau: Can't Be Canadian...Without United States

[PIK]

I am talking between Canada and the US.

[bush_cheney2004]

The Right Honourable Justin P. J. Trudeau has only repeated that which has been said many times before....

....Whatever one’s views, it is a fundamental principle of our national interest to have good and strong relations with the United States. Like it or not, our physical and economic survival depend upon it. Those that fear we shall become ‘running dogs’ of US administrations can be sure that this will be a certainty if we are seen by the Americans to be flaccid and uncooperative.

http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vo8/no2/essay-essai-01-eng.asp

[waldo]

The Right Honourable Justin P. J. Trudeau has only repeated that which has been said many times before....

so... your comparative reference to PM Trudeau has you pull out some dated 2007 journalist's review of a military historian's view on Canada's failed military projection... that's your go to? But it seems you were quite selective in your quote. Let me fill in the immediately preceding words you felt obligated to ignore:

This century will bring dozens of situations where Canada will have to project strength, in its own arctic territory, as melting ice frees arctic waterways to international traffic, in protecting its economic ventures, in supporting its allies in times of need. This last requirement is particularly relevant to Canada’s relations with the United States. The US is justifiably paranoid in its view of a threatening world, and it is immensely sensitive to what it sees as weaknesses in its Canadian partner.

that last stated requirement - need! Supporting the U.S. in its time of need... why... Canada's a partner, a U.S. partner! Damn, Canada sure is important to the U.S.! Good on ya for bringing forward a reference to that end - good on ya! Is that why you're so fixated, to an obsessive level, with Canada? Cause Canada is just so important to the U.S., hey!

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