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Originally Posted by Daradon
And I always get a little perturbed with the 'Well the US protects Canada argument'. First of all, the US isn't protecting our interests, they are protecting their own. They aren't doing it out of the kindness of their hearts, they are involved in our policy (probably a little too much) because they feel it keeps them safer. Secondly, who the heck is going to attack Canada? The threats the US faces aren't the same threats that we face. If they are protecting us from anything it's from conflicts they started. Heck we had a terrorist attempt on our own soil and the RCMP and Canadian organizations did nicely. Did they share info with the States? Maybe, perhaps even probably. But only because the US wants access to our information and our borders because they feel they need it to keep their own country secure.
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Not to mention that the American military budget wouldn't be nearly as high if they reduced the aggressive nature of their foreign policy.