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To: marcos who wrote (2215)	3/25/2003 3:23:30 PM
From: Lino...	Respond to of 37201

i know you do, whether you admit it or not well, now...it seems that I can save a lot of time by just letting you tell the world what my thought really are. You are able to perceive problems materializing, imagine them when they are nonexistent, and attempt to spin things into a narrow perspective conveniently ignoring the whole picture. I fear your hatred of the US is clouding your judgement. Lighten up a bit....you will feel much better for it :-)

To: marcos who wrote (2215)	3/25/2003 3:51:11 PM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 37201

U.S. Raps Canada on Iraq, Says Should Quiet Critics Tue March 25, 2003 01:57 PM ET By David Ljunggren ( Well it appears even the ambassador can't get his head out of his ass on our position here, marcos.Accusing those who disagree with the current administration's policy regarding the current conflict,and describing such as being " anti -American " speaks for itself. This train of thought,if I can lower myself to consider it as actual thought,is exactly what the simpleton Neocons keeping accusing all other countries as here on SI. IF YOU ARE AGAINST GWB - YOU ARE AGAINST AMERICA!! Americans of all stripes should be concerned that A President that failed to to muster the majority of the popular vote has now enshrined himself as America Herself. I AM GEORGE W. BUSH - I AMMMMMMMMMM AMERICA!!! Farking scary little basturd this guy is becoming,eh? ) OTTAWA (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Canada took the unusual step on Tuesday of openly criticizing Ottawa for not backing the war on Iraq and urged Prime Minister Jean Chretien to muzzle anti-U.S. sentiment in his government. Jeezzus mother of Perle!! The comments by an angry Paul Cellucci dramatically reflected how much relations between the two close allies and trading partners have deteriorated over the last few months, mainly as a result of the Iraq crisis. They also put more pressure on a Canadian government that refused to send troops to Iraq to fight an "unjustified" war but which now seems to be wishing the Americans well and backing their bid to remove Iraq leader Saddam Hussein -- a concept that Ottawa had previously condemned. Cellucci told an audience of business executives in Toronto that had Canada found itself under threat, Washington would have come to its aid immediately. "There is no security threat to Canada that the United States would not be ready, willing and able to help with. There would be no debate, there would be no hesitation. We would be there for Canada -- part of our family," he thundered. "And that is why so many in the United States are so disappointed and upset that Canada is not fully supporting us now," he said. In the speech, and in comments to reporters afterward, he mentioned U.S. disappointment 12 times. What will have been most disconcerting for the audience was Cellucci's statement that the United States gave a higher priority to security than to the booming trade relationship between the two countries. Canada sends 87 percent of its exports to the United States and any delays in trade across the two countries' long joint border could have a devastating impact on the Canadian economy. Exports account for 40 percent of Canadian gross domestic product. "Security will trump trade, there is no doubt about that," Cellucci told reporters, saying there could be unspecified "short term" strains in the relationship given U.S. unhappiness with Canada. Cellucci has in the past criticized Ottawa for not spending enough on defense, but comments on Tuesday were by far the strongest attack on the government. Several members of Chretien's ruling Liberal Party have uttered anti-American comments and Cellucci said he was upset that no one had reprimanded Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal for a "totally inappropriate" comment last week that President Bush had failed as a statesman. "Maybe that's something they could do a better job at," he said when asked how Ottawa could help repair the damaged relationship. Dhaliwal later toned down his comments, but Chretien aides said they had not asked him to do so. Chretien himself told reporters in Ottawa that as far as he was concerned, bilateral ties were normal. "Being independent and sovereign nations, sometimes we can disagree and remain good friends," he said. Asked whether he wanted the United States to win the war, he replied: "Of course. I don't want Saddam Hussein to win. We always said that Saddam Hussein was doing a lot of things that we were not in agreement with." But critics are upset that Ottawa now seems to be backing Washington's desire for regime change and are particularly unhappy that Bill Graham wished "God speed" to the invasion force, a comment which Cellucci said was helpful. "It's frightening that the Canadian foreign minister is a booster for regime change," said Alexa McDonough of the left-leaning New Democrats. Cellucci also criticized Canadian media outlets for running pictures of U.S. troops captured by Iraq, saying this could hurt the family members involved. Canadian newspaper and television coverage of the crisis has been far more critical than the U.S. media in examining the reasons for the assault and perceived inconsistencies in Washington's position. reuters.com.