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Isn't that frustrating? Here governments are doing a lot crap in the name of national security, and they never prosecute anyone. No one goes to jail, no one serves time. The theory being, "well, terrorists plots of have been foiled". Maybe, maybe not. But generally in free societies, we like...

Does anyone else get an alarmist vibe on the latter posts of this forum? Sorry, but where are the hordes? Better yet, name two countries that could pull-off an invasion of Canada?

Unlike Israel, Canada isn't surrounded by hostile countries. We border one nation, whom we are friendly with. So when assessing threats to Canada don't bother looking for credible conventional threats to Canada. As for terrorists... they are a threat. However, are they such a threat that the...

I think the threat of an Imperial China is somewhat exaggerated. Since the end of the Second World War, we have lived in one of the "great peaces" of the history of the world. For all the bad stuff that happens around the world, all the cruelty, we have not witness a "great power melee"{Gwynne...

Hmmm... Ouch. :blotto: I remember when I was in elementary school, a police officer was giving his presentation, and he made it very clear he wasn't going to draw his pistol or show it around in anyway. Aside, of course, by pointing at it on his hip. After watching the video, that seemed a very...

Ahh, I logged out, and I saw the forever box. I can't remember the last time I actually logged in.  I guess it doesn't matter since I'm the only one who uses this computer. Perfect, thanks.

I have noticed that my web browser, {Netscape 7.2} does not seem to automatically logout if I simply close the browser, and even if I turn the computer off. I am just wondering if it causes any problems have people logged on for 14 hours at a time, even if they are not doing anything, or even...

So far, but China isn't say... a North Korea which doesn't give a damn about nothing. China is trying to modernize and open the dam of capitalism, just a little... hopefully without sweeping away the old power structures, but eventually somethings got to give. Rarely does democracy come before...

I think it's not that Canadian youth are smarter, but the fact the 18-24 cohort, are the most cynical Canadians around, especially when it comes to advertising. We have been raised on it, burned by it, and when a person my age watches advertising we take it with a grain of salt. I remember in...

I think China's latest move, is what the forum suggests, sabre rattling. Still, if it came to a shooting contest, even the US might have to take a backseat. The way the US has financing their budgets, the last few years, could bite them where it hurts when it comes to something like Taiwan...

To me, something like National Service, be it military service, or work in national parks would be the equivalent to make work programs. Let's give these people "jobs" and we can pad our employment numbers. In other ways, say service, for a university education, we kind of already have that. The...

Conscription is a bad idea period. Conscription does not get the kind of soldiers the military wants. When the US military had the draft, the average intelligence of the military was below the national average. Makes sense too, when you think about it. When you don't need the entire male...

Interestingly enough, you kind of support, and missed the point of what I was getting at, mostly because I don't think I have actually written it down. You're right, I'm advocating a fantasy. Your point about our industrial ability to build weapons etc... is well taken. I'm kind of bypassing...

Interestingly enough, you kind of support, and missed the point of what I was getting at, mostly because my point is rather murky. You're right, I'm advocating a fantasy. Your point about our industrial ability to build weapons etc... is well taken. I'm kind of bypassing that {rather valid}...

With my thing for nuclear weapons, is that IF, the US was a hostile power, given the economic, and military disparity, nuclear weapons would be the only system we could deploy that would keep this hypothetical hostile US power out of Canada. What I am trying to get at, is stop with this...

Wow, gone two days and now I need to post some rebuttals. to Mr. Wizard of Oz. Relations between Canada and the US are not going to implode and on the same day the Ten Mountain crosses the border. It will take years. This of course, assumes it happens at all in such a catastrophic manner. For...

As long as Canada and the US are democracies {liberal democracies at that} The United States Will Never Invade Canada. Period. Just a statistical, historical fact. Mature democracies don't make war on each other. Besides, guess what people, Canada is a much more powerful country than we give...

In my bleeding liberal {small-l liberal I might add) heart, "Great, we didn't join because we shouldn't encourage nonsense". In my head though, its "Might as well have joined, we lose nothing by doing so and might get some better trade deals in the process, Whoohoo!" A little conflicted I am...

The whole point about cross-oceanic invasion has very little to do with the forces involved. While the Chinese could the land troops, surprise means very little if you don't accomplish the objectives. A Chinese landing in Vancouver means nothing unless they destroy the forces that would have...

Does anyone here actually believe any nation in the world {other than the states} could pull off a invasion of Canada?