by EKDS5k » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:52 pm
I saw a lot of idiocy in that link, and I'm seeing a bit more in the replies in this thread. Not all of it from Americans.
Don't have enough oil? With the recent announcement about the oilsands expansion, Northern Alberta has the second largest oil reserve in the world (behind Saudi Arabia). If technology gets better, this will become the largest. I also read an article recently about how the US was annoyed that Canada had announced they would start selling more oil to countries who are willing to pay for it like China, and less to countries who try to screw us over and don't honour their agreements like the US.
Next. Canada is not like the Swiss, because the Swiss are officially neutral, and don't get involved in world affairs. Canada has no standing declaration of neutrality,and you can bet your ass if there was a good reason for it (saw WWIII), Canada would go to war.
As for the US invading Canada and rolling over them in a week. Not so much. For starters, your government is spending billions of dollars a day on your military, and something will have to dry up eventually. Also, do you remember that small country you guys tried to invade recently? I think it started with an I...That invasion was supposed to be easy, and over within a couple months. And that was in a relatively small country, with an enemy who was readily distinguishable from your own soldiers. Canada is huge, and the people look and speak the same as Americans. Invading would be a nightmare. By land would take huge amounts of time, and by sea would be like playing whack-a-mole, because despite what news you may have gethered from pictures floating around the internet, Canada actually has a fairly well trained and equipped air force and navy.
So in conclusion, Coulter is an idiot, KoD is a little behind on national events, and Bes provided the "ignorant American with his head rammed way up his ass" viewpoint.