Title: CBC News: U.S. ambassador complains about Canadian policy, politicians
An interesting array of articles, comments, ideas, etc.; my curiosity is aroused.
 
Did Herb Dhaliwal ever stop to consider that his statement about President Bush not being a statesman categorizes him as being unstatesmanlike?
 
Who the hell does Herb Dhaliwal think he is, in his (questionable) capacity as the minister of natural resources (I wonder if he could name Canada's 5 most important natural resources), to make meaningless and irrelevant pronouncements about the President of the United States? Where does he get the arrogance (does he by chance have some French blood in him) that makes him think he speaks for the whole world when he said: "He's let down not only Americans, but the world by not being a statesman."?
 
As for Paul Martin (probably our next prime minister), why is it no surprise that he is in agreement with and supports the decision of the Liberal government, of which he is a member (even if he's considered a "black sheep" member by many of his party members)? He, as the former Minister of Finance, has to bear much of the responsibility for propagating the decimation of the Canadian military, to the point where it is now the laughing stock of the developed world. Hell, there are several "third-world" countries around the globe that have a bigger and better-equipped military than Canada's.
 
Perhaps it is just as well that Canada's chicken-livered, cowardly and spineless Liberal government chose not to join and support the Americans and the Brits in the war with Iraq. If we had sent our poorly-equipped troops into that war, it would probably have turned into an even greater embarassment to Canada. First of all, our troops would probably have to hitch a ride on U.S. airplanes or ships to get over there. Then they would be dying like flies if the Iraqis were to use any of those biological or chemical weapons that they don't have, because they would have no gas masks to protect them. Lastly, the final embarassment would come when the Canadian troops would have to go the Americans and the Brits begging for food. The only thing that might prevent total embarassment would be to provide them with an abundant supply of good Canadian beer which they could trade with the Americans for food --- I say, FOOD, for God's sake, not watered-down, non-alcoholic, non-fat, non-carbohydrate American non-beer.
 
 
 
 
 
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U.S. ambassador complains about Canadian policy, politicians
Last Updated Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:30:46

TORONTO - The U.S. ambassador to Canada let fly at the Canadian government Tuesday, complaining about its lack of support for the Iraq war and its failure to discipline Liberals who criticize the U.S.


Paul Cellucci

Paul Cellucci said "a lot of people in Washington are upset" with Canada for not backing the U.S.-led attack on Iraq.

And he said Ottawa "could do a better job" at controlling Liberals, like Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal, who said last week that U.S. President George Bush lacks statesmanlike qualities.

Cellucci compared the way the government responded to a letter from Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, who praised Bush, and Dhaliwal.

"When Mr. Klein issues strong support for the United States, the Canadian government comes down hard on him," Cellucci said.

"When Mr. Dhaliwal makes totally inappropriate remarks about the president of the United States, they totally ignore it."

Cellucci said that his country would come to Canada's aid if it were threatened, implying that Canada should do the same thing for the United States.

The U.S. has cited a potential threat from Iraq as a reason for its attack. While no actual threat has been identified, U.S. officials have said Iraq could provide terrorists with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, which could then be used against America.

Cellucci said the two countries should retain a strong relationship, even though Canada won't back the coalition fighting in Iraq.

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