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To: lorne who wrote (76258)	9/12/2001 5:46:07 PM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116753

IMHO, folks south of the border were far more concerned than the Canadians because the then USSR consider the US, not Canada, as their arch enemy. Also the US population was about 10 times greater than Canada's. Note that the vast Canadian airspace from the pole to the 49th parallel gives the US enough lead-time to mount defensive action. In a sense Canada provides a "buffer-zone" for the US. Besides, there are lots of real estate and big business, scientific and military installations to protect. And most important of all, it is the prestige of Uncle Sam that matters: the US must always come out on top. BTW, rightly or wrongly, I sometimes think a lot of the US intervention efforts abroad is linked with oil interests and protection of big business concerns which provide various types of support for the parties. But what's troubling is that the cost in lives has often been horrendous. Is that morally right? I know this remark will not sit well with some folks: they will accuse me of shitting on the wrong side of the fence!