A message from the editors of the Toronto Sun to the United States...

[Random Variable]

September 11

America does not stand alone


Today is the first anniversary of the terrorist attack on America and, more significantly, of the day America said "enough" and decided to fight back.

President George Bush has made it irrefutably clear that regardless of what others decide, America is going to retaliate.

Finally - after years of being sniped at, ambushed and being on the receiving end.

This is not a time for neutrality or fence-sitting - something the Canadian government prefers to action.

We at the Sun are with the United States against terrorism.

As all Canadians should be.

From the moment of this atrocity a year ago, Canadians stood firm with their American neighbours, even if our government had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the fight.

Canadians were there from the moment those four planes hijacked by Islamic terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Pittsburgh.

From Gander, where Canadians welcomed stranded American airline passengers into their homes, to Ottawa, where they held the world's largest remembrance service for the victims of Sept. 11 outside of the U.S., to New York where they gathered to show support, to Afghanistan, where our soldiers fought alongside the Americans against terrorism.

The focus now is Saddam Hussein. Not Iraq, but Saddam. Amputate the head of the snake, and the venom is diluted.

Yesterday's headlines in Toronto's papers said it all: "Don't go it alone, PM tells Bush" (Star), "Don't act alone, PM tells Bush" (Globe). Wishy-washy. Tentative. Fearful. Un-Canadian.

"Get Saddam," headlined the Sun. Damn right. Get him indeed. And any rogue regime that develops and amasses weapons of mass destruction - biological, chemical, nuclear.

Saddam has already used nerve gas on his own people, the Kurds, and on Iran.

He has to be stopped. The same with others who echo this theme.

America is not perfect - what country is? - but thank God it is our neighbour, and thank God it has the courage to lead and fight back.

Canada is not neutral in this war. Now is a time to stand with our friend, our ally, as Britain does. C'mon, Canada ... show some guts.

 

[CPA]

well said.

 

[UberDave]

heh... Can Americans join the Canadian army?

 

[damiano]

nice ...
French people actually feel the same but the govenment are a bunch of p***ies

 

[ElFenix]

/applaud

 

[Amused]

Three cheers for the moose people

 

[aphex]

Hip Hip Hooray....

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: UberDave
heh... Can Americans join the Canadian army?

how many people do they really need manning that tank?????

don't they have enough already?

 

[Amused]

Hip Hip Hooray...

 

[Ime]

God Bless Canada

Honestly, everyone I've met in Canada the last time I went on a business trip there was very nice. The lady in immigration was a little rude at first, but after talking to her for awhile I found out she gets alot of "Stuck-Up American Businessmen" through Immigration and thought I was going to be as rude as the rest. Once she realized I was a polite guy, she was very polite as well.

I remember a long time ago a story about Quebec wanting to become a seperate country. Is that true? I've never been to Quebec, just Ontario.

 

[Hammer]

Very well said.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Ime
God Bless Canada

Honestly, everyone I've met in Canada the last time I went on a business trip there was very nice. The lady in immigration was a little rude at first, but after talking to her for awhile I found out she gets alot of "Stuck-Up American Businessmen" through Immigration and thought I was going to be as rude as the rest. Once she realized I was a polite guy, she was very polite as well.

I remember a long time ago a story about Quebec wanting to become a seperate country. Is that true? I've never been to Quebec, just Ontario.

canada has all sorts of devolution problems... the westerners don't like being controlled by ontario, canadiens don't like the power of candians, and i'm sure the maritimes complain too. there was a story about quebec wanting to secede and join the US once, which was pretty funny.

 

[UNCjigga]

We at the Sun are with the United States against terrorism.

Please do not confuse the Star with the Sun. The Star is a great newspaper. The Sun has pictures of big-boobied girls on Page 2 . That said, its a great editorial from The Sun.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

We at the Sun are with the United States against terrorism.

Please do not confuse the Star with the Sun. The Star is a great newspaper. The Sun has pictures of big-boobied girls on Page 2 . That said, its a great editorial from The Sun.

Is there something wrong with pictures of big boobied girls?

 

[FoldingMan]

It seems that bush's speach to the UN has brought a few allies back onto our side.

 

[Hammer]

heh I knew it was too good to be true.

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

We at the Sun are with the United States against terrorism.

Please do not confuse the Star with the Sun. The Star is a great newspaper. The Sun has pictures of big-boobied girls on Page 2 . That said, its a great editorial from The Sun.

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

We at the Sun are with the United States against terrorism.

Please do not confuse the Star with the Sun. The Star is a great newspaper. The Sun has pictures of big-boobied girls on Page 2 . That said, its a great editorial from The Sun.

My mistake.

 

[clarkmo]

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

We at the Sun are with the United States against terrorism.

Please do not confuse the Star with the Sun. The Star is a great newspaper. The Sun has pictures of big-boobied girls on Page 2 . That said, its a great editorial from The Sun.

UncJIGGA, I don't think you can do that in these forums without a Link to pics!

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Ime
God Bless Canada

Honestly, everyone I've met in Canada the last time I went on a business trip there was very nice. The lady in immigration was a little rude at first, but after talking to her for awhile I found out she gets alot of "Stuck-Up American Businessmen" through Immigration and thought I was going to be as rude as the rest. Once she realized I was a polite guy, she was very polite as well.

I remember a long time ago a story about Quebec wanting to become a seperate country. Is that true? I've never been to Quebec, just Ontario.

canada has all sorts of devolution problems... the westerners don't like being controlled by ontario, canadiens don't like the power of candians, and i'm sure the maritimes complain too. there was a story about quebec wanting to secede and join the US once, which was pretty funny.

It wasn't just a story, they actually voted on it, IIRC.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Wait, would the US let them join us? I mean, we'd blatently ignore thier requests for french signs, and they'ed be another Puerto Rico at best.

I think if Quebec did actually seceed from Canada, the president and prime minister would consider them a running gag.

Edit: Brainfart

 

[rahvin]

FWIW Saddam didn't use nerve gas, he used Sarin, a blister agent. You would think the editors of a major paper could catch glaring errors like that.

 

[sandorski]

Hmm, well an editor can say what he wants, but he doesn't speak for me. As a Canadian, I agree to supporting bringing Al Queda to justice, beyond that more than rhetoric will sway me to support some other action.

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: rahvin
FWIW Saddam didn't use nerve gas, he used Sarin, a blister agent. You would think the editors of a major paper could catch glaring errors like that.

Ummm...Sarin is a nerve gas. And he has also used mustard gas.

 

[Lucky]

Originally posted by: rahvin
FWIW Saddam didn't use nerve gas, he used Sarin, a blister agent. You would think the editors of a major paper could catch glaring errors like that.

Sarin IS a nerve gas.


http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/ehs/firstaid/107448.txt

Use - Military chemical nerve agent.




link two

How it works: Sarin is inhaled and paralyzes the nerve that makes the diaphragm expand and contract. Eventually, the victim dies of suffocation.

link 3
link 4

not that it matters im just bored.

 

[Yzzim]

Canadian snipers own everything.

Drop those snipers in Iraq and Saddam would be gone in a week.