Canada has almost no military, why ?
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Because they know that the best military in the world is just south of them.
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During WWII, Canadians and Americans joined the British Air Force to fight against the Nazis before their own countries were at war.  That is a good example of fighting for another country against a tyrant dictator.
1025350
Most of our foreign oil comes from canada not the Middle East it doesn't really matter. We would have been out by now if it was oil and we wouldn't have used all the oil we have used so far to fight the war. Duh.
874233
Canada has very peace country and nobody no why.......How!? I dono why.....I just wanna stay too for secutrity reason to.  Tank kayou veddy much!
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this would be interesting except for your last point.  Look at our system.  We already have one in place and its not working. The Executie Branch has gained a ton of power and the Leg and Jud brances have lost their power.  It's become about helping each other out instead of maintaining balance.  Otherwise your outline exists in Canada.
1071473
I must tell you that I had no idea that Canadians had a different religious culture. Now, I'm a bit confused: which country assigns a higher importance to religion? America or Canada? And what do you mean by "force"?
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Canada has quite the force in Afghanistan at the moment (my husband will join them next year) Canada has high security measures, we don't centralize our secret service or armed forces.  We have a national police force, the RCMP.  As well as the socialist ideal that the good of the many outweigh the rights of a few.
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No taxes, free health care, low crime right.... It would be a dream to live in Canada. And nobody's targeting Canada for terrorism, even more of a reason.
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I think that is the full amount including the Canadian border.  There is little crime along the Canadian border and fewer people trying to cross so the officers tend to be at the southern border. \n\nI wasn't surprised but I think it underlines why fences, sensors, and planes are necessary components to border security.
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Hello, Canada!  Have you forgotten all the troops we prematurely pulled out of Afghanistan and sent into Iraq? Tell you what. Why don't some of you nice Canadian boys step up and take some of the load in Iraq, and then we can send some of our guys back into Afghanistan to finish that little job, or haven't you heard? Since we had to cover two fronts without much help from our northern buddies, we kind of let the Taliban regroup, so now we've got to go back and knock 'em back down again.  Who knows? Maybe second time's a charm and we'll get old bin Ladin this go round, eh?\n\nUpdate:  For those of you apparently residing on a different planet, here's a link to yesterday's news out of Afghanistan (excuse me, this ABC report was filed on June 20.) This is the ABC Blog site.\n\nhttp://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/06/us_back_at_full.html
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No!!! There are over 7000 soldiers who have moved to Canada, AWOL, because they said no. A lot more than that AWOL in Europe and Africa. I applaud them and say that they are the bravest of them all.
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I'm not sure why you think that Canada is "more respected."\nBy whom? I'm an American living in Europe and I learned in the many years here that all they do is compare themselves to the U.S. They criticized the Irak war, but it was a matter of them not having money for their armed forces. Of course they are very loud at criticizing, but they depend on the U.S.A. for their defense. At this time they see no direct risks (Cold War is over), so they play the important ones. \nWhat has me wondering all the time is that a country like Canada still embraces MONARCHY!!! I think this is extremely ridiculous.
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Politically: Canada.\n\nA respected and trustworthy nation, Canada has many friends that they could call to aid us, or at least help sway global opinion. Large landmass also would allow us to house troops or bases if need be in the area.\n\nMilitarily: Australia\n\nWith a bigger, stronger, smarter army, and a loyal friend of America, Australia would be able to pump alot of money and troops into a world scale campaign.
730486
I think Canada is a great country.....They have never been in any wars or conflicts, now who is the civilized one?
191414
Actually, Canada has deployed troops to Afghanistan because she is a military member of NATO, and in the immediate aftermath of 9-11 NATO invoked the clause that calls for all members to come to the defense of another member state who has been attacked. All the members of NATO agreed that Afghanistan had a direct participation in the attack against the United States.
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I am Canadian, living in Canada, and am equally embarrassed about the "anti-war" sentiment in Canada and the negative impact this has had on the internal and traditional Canadian motivation to fight for what is right.\n\nAt the end of WWII, Canada had the third largest navy in the world.  While we have since become known (at least internally) as "peace-keepers", Canada does have a proud warrior past.\n\nI don't mean "warrior" in the sense of gratuitous warfare.  I mean "warrior" in the sense of going to war when liberty and justice dictate that it is right to do so.\n\nI believe that an important reason for the "anti-war" sentiment is the strong undercurrent of anti-Americanism that exists among many (but certainly not all) Canadians.  This exists for the same reasons it exists in Europe and elsewhere:  a sense of jealousy and helplessness in the face of the American juggernaut.  Certainly the USA is not perfect and we need to defend our national interests, but we should be VERY wary of accepting the "great satan" designation affixed to the proud chest of the Americans by the enemies of all of Western Civilization.\n\nThose opposing Canada's contribution to world liberty and democracy through battle should consider that their ability to protest involvement was built on the backs of soldiers.  War is bad, but sometimes necessary.  \n\nI just wish that more people understood that sometimes, things are truly worth fighting for.  It doesn't make the fighting enjoyable, but it does make it worthwhile, noble and right.
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one thing is de-militarization delayed our eventual involvement in the war.  Even after we declared war, it took the US a wile to actually fight because there were too few soldiers and too little equipment.  They had to wait for it to be produced.