09-21-2001, 05:17 AM
During Bush's speech last night he thanked or commiserated with Britain, France, Germany, South Korea, Egypt, Australia, Africa, Latin America, Pakistan, Israel, India, El Salvador, Iran, Mexico, and Japan.
Conspicuously, no mention of Canada. Wasn't it Canada that landed all the airborne planes that were in potential danger? Wasn't it the Canadians that showed up in droves at the airports to invite the stranded US travellers into their homes? Wasn't it 100,000 Canadians that showed up on Parliament Hill to mourn? Wasn't it Canada that lost more citizens per capita than any other country other than the US?
Then to add insult to injury, he asserts that the US has "no truer friend than Great Britain". Since when is Great Britain a truer friend to the US than Canada?
As a Canadian I was very disappointed by this aspect of his speech.
Conspicuously, no mention of Canada. Wasn't it Canada that landed all the airborne planes that were in potential danger? Wasn't it the Canadians that showed up in droves at the airports to invite the stranded US travellers into their homes? Wasn't it 100,000 Canadians that showed up on Parliament Hill to mourn? Wasn't it Canada that lost more citizens per capita than any other country other than the US?
Then to add insult to injury, he asserts that the US has "no truer friend than Great Britain". Since when is Great Britain a truer friend to the US than Canada?
As a Canadian I was very disappointed by this aspect of his speech.