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| Subject: The Americans are not to blame, Canada is | |
Author: Michael J. Smith (Canada) | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 16:29:11 11/25/04 Thu In reply to: Michael J. Smith (Canada) 's message, "North American Integration" on 21:28:05 11/24/04 Wed Brent has it about right. The author of that piece has overstretched and overblown his argument with his rhetoric. The re-organization of American military might is justified by what happened to America on 9/11, but Canada must proceed cautiously and be very mindful of its own sovereignty and its own interests whenever contemplating ever closer arrangements. It's too easy to take this kind of logic too far, since obviously a defense arrangement is only meaningful if there is a country to defend. The recognition of "Canadian sovereignty" in the Northwest passage is easier when you believe said sovereignty has been hollowed out with these kind of encroaching agreements. What really dissapoints me is the fact that we don't take our own defense seriously. I have nothing against cooperation, but a soveriegn nation must take responsibility for its own defense. The territorial and coastline defense of Canada should only be our responsibility, not jointly shared. The air defense of North America is an entirely different thing, however, given the potential threat of intercontinental missiles to both our homelands. Our participation in NORAD is therefore perfectly justified. But this nonsense about Northern Command is a completely different beast. As a Canadian, I find it gaulling that a foreign country would see it their duty to act in the name of Canada's interests. And there our weak-kneed politicians sit, perched up on a mountain of wealth, reticent about any kind of military spending, talking about having a "seat at the table". Well, I don't give a flying fig about that seat; I want our own table. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |