Yeah, California is a mess.

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My enduring personal, original quote: Many mistake what should rightly be called "passivism" for pacifism. Pacifism and passivism are COMPLETELY different.
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Ronald Reagan was not the only one to suffer from Alzheimer's Disease. America did, too.
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"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." --President George W. Bush.
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Los Angeles voters=dumber than rocks.

it was a joke guys.....

Canada couldn't have put troops in Iraq. The Defense Dept. pretty much ruled out asking Canada for help because they didn't want Canada to take troops from Afghanistan to send to Iraq. It worked out good for the Liberal government, because it allowed them to take a more anti-American stance on the Iraq war than they otherwise could have under US pressure.

If you want Vancouver and Toronto you can take them. They are insanely liberal/socialist places that are responsible for putting many ineffective governments in power.

Other than that, I have always supported open borders with the US, and merging into one new federal country some day. Most Canadians wouldn't join the US if they had a gun to their head, there would have to be a complete rewrite of the constitution and reform of key institutions. Before Prince Edward Island joined Canada, they actually considered joining the US, if that makes you feel any better.

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"The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. " — John Stuart Mill

i think this is more a image problem then a real problem. The allies have been more then helpful I don't think America could have asked more. As i said, some allies even did more then America (percentual)