Taken from http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/07092006/...ame-u-s-9.html, thoughts? I think that this clearly shows that the US needs to review it's international policies. I personally think that this is quite correct.

A sad story - but not surprising. A majority of Canadians blame Americans for 9/11... Yet there were some Canadians who died that day as well. How can they? Why ask why...

There's no point in arguing about it anymore. If Canadians (or anyone) prefer to blame Americans, there is no way to convince them otherwise. There is great deal of hatred and cowardice in this, but anti-Americanism this deep and ugly cannot be met with rational discussion.

The world is an easier place to live in for those who ignore evil, and anti-Americansim is the current trend - and of course, it is both safe and even enjoyable for Canadians, or for anyone, who wants to avoid living in the real world.

But ignoring reality never pays in the long run.

That's a sad development if true, one that is more surprising given the recent threats made in Canada by a cell of extremists bent on a massive set of attacks, including butchering the Prime Minister in a gruesome manner. Tim put it well: "[i]gnoring reality never pays in the long run."

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Well, we're not blaming Americans for being directly involved in 9/11, we're blaming the foreign policies of the United States over a period of years. Such a case can be made by the fact that the CIA trained Osama and installed the Taliban to fight against the Solviets. I blame the US's attempts to 'democratize' the world through the use of cultural assimilation as a catalyst. I would never blame the people themselves for being the cause of any attack, as the people themselves had little involvement in overall policy. I don't think of Canadians as anti-american, and I don't think of this as anti-american, you can feel free to deny this as anti-american to avoid a rational discourse, but I don't like it when americans say something is anti-american to end all possible disscussion.

Com'on--this is a poll from Quebec. The province in Canada that wanted to go separate & go "French", yet receive all of the benefits of being Canadian. What can we expect from a poll out of Quebec? I met many Canadians that were outraged over that.

I believe most Canadians cheer the U.S on in the fight against terror, & admire us for our courage & stamina. And I also believe the majority wish they had a government & people that would join us in the fight.

You know that is real easy for you to say. Canada never joins in on any peace discussions, or nuclear talks. Canada never gets involved in anything. Canada doesn't even have ships that transport your own militia. Why? It's very comfortable to sit in the shadow of the greatest super power on earth, & while under the protection of the United States. Yet you still chose to criticise our efforts at the same time.

What gives you the right to critisize the United States & our foreign policy?

After all, Canada doesn't even have a foreign policy, except that if they get in trouble, call the United States.

Psh, Canada has long been a member of the Global stage, many of our forces are in Afghanistan as peacekeepers, we engage constantly in meetings with NATO, the G8, and many other non govermental orginizations. We do have a military, known as the unified Canadian Forces, which has 1,400 armoured vehicles, 34 combat vessels, and 861 aircraft, that said we are not nearly as powerful as the United States. We also appear to have a much warmer relation to the countries of Europe then what the US seems to have, whenever I travel, I always see Americans claiming to be Canadians, so as to cover their nations own heavy handed policies. You presume that you could do without us, but I must remind you that Canada is the US's biggest trading partner, the US's leading supplier of oil, and many other things. What gives you the right to critisize my country?

Oh...yippee

Another Canadian blaming America for everything...will wonders ever cease.

kind of like europe when you commit to nothing it is pretty easy to talk shit

I am not blaming america for anything, I like the States, I was raised there and my parents live there now, I just don't like the foreign policy of the USA, and I don't like it's blowhard arrogance.

Arrogance...you mean like what you are doing in this thread?

wait dude its ok to be arrogant when you once again commit to nothing

Hmmm... no it appears you have hopped on the bandwagon, as you have strayed from the subject to attack my credibility. Oh well, God Save the Queen.

Apparently the canadians are smarter that we are (as a group) Tho since before the Iraq war, I have been saying the same thing. in fact, later on Bin Laden admitted that fact

You know this might be treason to say this because I am an American, but there may be a little truth in what they say. For the most part I agree with US foriegn policy, but it is not known for being focused on the long term.

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