Friday, February 25, 2005
Canadian PM: We Want to Know if the US Wants to Stop Nuclear Missiles
Canadian PM Paul Martin, whom this columnist thought might be an actual friend to America despite his disgusting liberal record, is now trying to be as dumb as his predecessor, Jean "Cretin" Chrétien. Martin now has a two-fer: first, he says Canada will NOT participate in a missile shield to protect North America from nuclear missiles being fired our way. However - and this is pretty hilarious - he says he wants to be able to say no if America fires at those same missiles and our missiles happen to fly over Canadian airspace:
Paul Martin insists U.S. must consult Canada before firing missiles
Well, let's imagine that hypothetical conversation between an American President and a Canadian Prime Minister in the event of such an attack:
President: Mr. Prime Minister, I have just been told that North Korea has fired several nuclear missiles at the United States. We will need to fire our missile defense system to shoot them down.
Prime Minister: Will your missiles go over Canada?
President: Yes, Mr. Prime Minister. This is because the missiles fired by North Korea are heading over Canada.
Prime Minister: I don't care about their missiles - I care about yours. I want to know what steps you will take to keep your missiles out of my airspace.
President: I cannot take any steps. We have to fire our missiles in the next 30 seconds to intercept the North Korean missiles headed over Canada to hit us.
Prime Minister: I don't care about the North Korean missiles, Mr. President. I will contact the North Koreans and complain about their violation of our airspace. But right now you must keep your missiles out of my airspace, or something serious will happen.
President: You bet your ass something serious will happen! 10 million Americans will be incinerated!
Prime Minister: All I care about is that my country's airspace is not violated.
President: What would have us do? Fire at these missiles and hope they hug the border and we hit them through Alaska?
Prime Minister: That is one possibility.
President: [Whistles] Mr. Prime Minister, I need to fire these missiles RIGHT NOW, and if they go over your country you will just have to live with that. I have my countrymen to protect - I could care less about your precious airspace.
Prime Minister: If you do that, Mr. President, there might be serious consequences. We might get angry - we might even lodge a protest.
President: Lodge away. All you can do is tell your hockey teams not to play here anymore. Goodbye.
[Hangs up]
Canadian PM Paul Martin, whom this columnist thought might be an actual friend to America despite his disgusting liberal record, is now trying to be as dumb as his predecessor, Jean "Cretin" Chrétien. Martin now has a two-fer: first, he says Canada will NOT participate in a missile shield to protect North America from nuclear missiles being fired our way. However - and this is pretty hilarious - he says he wants to be able to say no if America fires at those same missiles and our missiles happen to fly over Canadian airspace:
Paul Martin insists U.S. must consult Canada before firing missiles
Prime Minister Paul Martin is insisting that United States seek permission before firing any missiles over Canada.
The insistence came Friday in response to warnings that Canada has abdicated part of its sovereignty by refusing to take part in the U.S. missile-defence project.
The top American envoy to Canada - Paul Cellucci - says Canada would be "outside of the room" while the U.S. decided whether to fire at incoming missiles.
But Martin said Friday: "We would expect to be consulted.
"This is our airspace, we're a sovereign nation and you don't intrude on a sovereign nation's airspace without seeking permission."
Well, let's imagine that hypothetical conversation between an American President and a Canadian Prime Minister in the event of such an attack:
President: Mr. Prime Minister, I have just been told that North Korea has fired several nuclear missiles at the United States. We will need to fire our missile defense system to shoot them down.
Prime Minister: Will your missiles go over Canada?
President: Yes, Mr. Prime Minister. This is because the missiles fired by North Korea are heading over Canada.
Prime Minister: I don't care about their missiles - I care about yours. I want to know what steps you will take to keep your missiles out of my airspace.
President: I cannot take any steps. We have to fire our missiles in the next 30 seconds to intercept the North Korean missiles headed over Canada to hit us.
Prime Minister: I don't care about the North Korean missiles, Mr. President. I will contact the North Koreans and complain about their violation of our airspace. But right now you must keep your missiles out of my airspace, or something serious will happen.
President: You bet your ass something serious will happen! 10 million Americans will be incinerated!
Prime Minister: All I care about is that my country's airspace is not violated.
President: What would have us do? Fire at these missiles and hope they hug the border and we hit them through Alaska?
Prime Minister: That is one possibility.
President: [Whistles] Mr. Prime Minister, I need to fire these missiles RIGHT NOW, and if they go over your country you will just have to live with that. I have my countrymen to protect - I could care less about your precious airspace.
Prime Minister: If you do that, Mr. President, there might be serious consequences. We might get angry - we might even lodge a protest.
President: Lodge away. All you can do is tell your hockey teams not to play here anymore. Goodbye.
[Hangs up]
