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To: LindyBill who wrote (102517)	2/27/2005 7:34:05 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) of 793758

American Future - Does Canada Stand for Anything? americanfuture.typepad.com By Marc Schulman on Canada . . . is the title of an editorial in Canada's National Post. Some excerpts: While our military neglect is common knowledge, Canadians may also be in need of a reality check when it comes to foreign aid . . . our official development assistance (ODA) did not even amount to 0.3% of GDP in 2004 -- less than half the 0.7% standard wealthy nations have embraced as a goal . . . tiny European nations such as Norway are putting us to shame not only in military spending but also in aid. [...] . . . money is only part of the solution. What is also needed is a more principled approach to foreign policy -- one that is less concerned with hectoring the United States and posturing as a multilateral champion, and focuses instead on fighting terror, confronting rogue states, stabilizing crisis zones and advancing democracy. [My emphasis] [...] Our refusal to participate in the U.S. ballistic missile shield, a project that would protect Canadian and American cities alike from immolation, is perhaps the best example yet of how thoroughly fantasy and reality diverge in Ottawa. On Thursday, our government declared it would have nothing to do with the shield -- a foolish gesture meant to placate the pacifists in the Liberal caucus. But the next day, our PM advanced the conceit that the Americans would still have to consult with us before activating the system. One can practically hear the howls of laughter emanating from the few Washington officials who still bother to inform themselves of Ottawa's pronouncements: Can anyone seriously imagine that the President would ask our PM for permission to shoot down a missile heading for a U.S. target? [...] History shows that freedom and "human security" go hand-in-hand. How can we shy away from the U.S. effort to spread the former if we hope to make good on rhetoric concerning the latter? At least the European nations have an excuse -- however invalid -- for hiding their heads in the sand: they're busy integrating themselves. What's Canada's excuse for being so introverted?

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