Paratrooper,

I would not dare to debate current politics - too many easy targets to shoot at.

I would however point out that Canada has an unimpeachable record of going to war, almost always before the US, when it was the right thing to do. WWI and WWII are two biggies that come to mind.

I would also point out that the last time WE were invaded by a foreign power bent on scoring political points at home, it was the US who was invading us. The end result: we almost took Washington D.C. but turned back because the beer was getting warm back home. (That one we refer to as the war of 1812 by the way. There were others - all in our "win" column in case you are keeping score.)

Regards.

Jeff Mackwood