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Americans are not our "best friends"

Contributor: jimlyn

Date: 2003-04-25 07:47:19


What are friends for if not for each others mutual benefit.In the case of Canada/American relationship I do not see the term friend being applied here.What I do see is a one side relationhsip,all for one(Americans)and little as possible for the other(Canadians).Is this just special treatment from the Bush administration or has this treatment been applied to the so called friendship in past administrations?We as Canadians have a sharing nature which is not receprical south of our border.

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Americans are not our "best friends"

Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-04-25 22:22:04


The Americans have always had the upperhand but I definitely believe this has been taken to another level by Mr. Bush. It appears that this relationship will deteriorate furthur if we do not take orders better. I hope we do not cave in and become
America's obedient little puppy dog. We will never grow as a country if we do not follow our own hearts and follow the course that we see as the fairest to all. Canada should continue to support the UN and work towards strengthening the UN so that it will be more effective in dealing with International disputes and helping other countries to become self sufficient and secure,

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