Canada and Missile Defence

[madmax]

I completely agree. I loved how the Liberals and NDP friends of mine were so happy when Canada had "class" to stay out of the Iraq war because we are a "kindler nation" that brings "peace to the world."

They didn't say much when the Liberal government was BEGGING for a piece of the Iraqi pie after Bush declared "mission accomplished." As usual, Canada barks like a poodle and bites like a pit bull.

Funny, many Conservative voting friends of mine, were happy we didn't go to Iraq either. Not because we were a kindly more peaceful nation. But because the US case for war was full of it. And today, few Conservatives would advocate us being there. Maybe just you.

Sorry but being a lapdog, isn't the answer either.

[bush_cheney2004]

Funny, many Conservative voting friends of mine, were happy we didn't go to Iraq either. Not because we were a kindly more peaceful nation. But because the US case for war was full of it. And today, few Conservatives would advocate us being there. Maybe just you.

Sorry but being a lapdog, isn't the answer either.

Didn't really matter....Canada had nothing left in the gas tank anyway after Afghanistan. All it could offer was a mapleleaf blessing, whatever that's worth.

[tml12]

I completely agree. I loved how the Liberals and NDP friends of mine were so happy when Canada had "class" to stay out of the Iraq war because we are a "kindler nation" that brings "peace to the world."

They didn't say much when the Liberal government was BEGGING for a piece of the Iraqi pie after Bush declared "mission accomplished." As usual, Canada barks like a poodle and bites like a pit bull.

Funny, many Conservative voting friends of mine, were happy we didn't go to Iraq either. Not because we were a kindly more peaceful nation. But because the US case for war was full of it. And today, few Conservatives would advocate us being there. Maybe just you.

Sorry but being a lapdog, isn't the answer either.

Canada is already there making $$$ out of rebuilding the country. Canada can't play a huge part because we have an army that was starved by successive Liberal government, but our government is making money out of defense contracts.

[PolyNewbie]

Ricki Bobby:The lack of logic in your first statment is pretty obvious.

A missile defence system is a system used to protect the country from various kinds of missiles. I pointed out the fact that one does not need a missile to attack the USA, all you need is a truck and the warhead because the borders are unguarded.

What is it that you do not understand about this ?

Missile defence sounds plausible if you don't give it any thought and except it at face value but a more critical analysis shows that its just another vehicle for offensive wars and war profiteering.

[Ricki Bobbi]

A missile defence system is a system used to protect the country from various kinds of missiles. I pointed out the fact that one does not need a missile to attack the USA, all you need is a truck and the warhead because the borders are unguarded.

What is it that you do not understand about this ?

The safest parts to transport nuclear weapons, i.e. those with actual roads, are guarded.

The portions of the US - Mexico border without fences have significant geographical hazards. Be it the Rio Grande, mountains or huge stretches of desert. Which physically makes it tougher to just load up a truck. Do you want to drive a nuclear warhead through a mountainous area in a truck?

Second, Mexico is not a declared, or suspected, nuclear power. Where would this nuke come from.

What is it that you do not understand about this?

[Topaz]

Anyone heard of H.A.R.P??? Go goggle it and you know that is a form of missile defense the US has in Alaska. They don't talk about it much, its like Area 51.

[bush_cheney2004]

Anyone heard of H.A.R.P??? Go goggle it and you know that is a form of missile defense the US has in Alaska. They don't talk about it much, its like Area 51.

There's HARP and HAARP...old news.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_HARP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequenc...esearch_Program

[madmax]

Canada is already there making $$$ out of rebuilding the country. Canada can't play a huge part because we have an army that was starved by successive Liberal government, but our government is making money out of defense contracts.

Yes I am aware of that.

[madmax]

Didn't really matter....Canada had nothing left in the gas tank anyway after Afghanistan. All it could offer was a mapleleaf blessing, whatever that's worth.

Yes, like how many nations of the coalition of the willing

[madmax]

There's HARP and HAARP...old news.

Gerald Bull. Lots of intelligence, and no wisdom. Actually too much intelligence surrounding him, thus the Israelis whacked him for being a Saddam Patsy.

[geoffrey]

They didn't say much when the Liberal government was BEGGING for a piece of the Iraqi pie after Bush declared "mission accomplished." As usual, Canada barks like a poodle and bites like a pit bull.

There were many Liberals begging for a piece of the Iraqi pie before the war too, Mr. Martin is one that comes to mind as one of the big Iraq supporters, he was also in favour of missile defense.

[tml12]

They didn't say much when the Liberal government was BEGGING for a piece of the Iraqi pie after Bush declared "mission accomplished." As usual, Canada barks like a poodle and bites like a pit bull.

There were many Liberals begging for a piece of the Iraqi pie before the war too, Mr. Martin is one that comes to mind as one of the big Iraq supporters, he was also in favour of missile defense.

LOL I am glad you remember that Geoffrey.

Remember during the 2004 election campaign when Martin put up supposedly "radical" web site stephenharpersaid.ca which had Harper quotes like "Canada is not bilingual but has two official languages" (i.e. things that are completely true but destroy the Liberal myths of Canada) and then Harper's team put up teammartinsaid.ca and had quotes from Martin like "we need to get into Iraq now."

I love it when the Liberals screw themselves. Still can't believe the Liberals won 135 seats in that election but this is Canada after all.