Originally Posted by spunkmaster

"Canada is absolutely right in not signing on. The only reason the US comes to us for any of that tripe is because we lend an air of respectability to their plans. King George didn't get the rubber stamp or the ducats from us on this one, sucks to be him."

Wrong, the US needs Canada because Canada is 50% of NORAD. The commander of NORAD right now is a Canadian. NORAD is the eyes for any missle defense system. You'll have to choose between a missle defense system or NORAD can't have any Canadian responsibilities any more?