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Originally Posted by Ace_O_Spades
Yakk, your ideas are all well and good
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I hope not! My ideas where a rapid spiral to the ridiculous.
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But speaking from an in I have in the lumber industry, China is one tough fuckin nut to crack trade-wise. They get most of their lumber imports from Russia.
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Really, I'm not talking about lumber. I was talking about total trade. Lumber isn't small potatoes, but it isn't all that huge either.
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As for exporting beef anywhere besides the USA, I'm not exactly sure about the logistics or efficiency of sending them on ships en-masse.
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One beef problem is we don't have the beef processing capabilities in Canada. We ship live beef to the USA to get processed.
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I disagree with both of these. I think the HOC owes it to everyone to have solidarity in how they act.
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The HOC isn't about solidarity.
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I don't know how it works with you, but someone who acts one way then another doesn't really garnish much respect from me.
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I didn't mean act -- I meant speak. It works for Bush -- say one set of words and act another way. He's not that smart of a cookie.
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As to proliferating nuclear arms... Its seems like a good idea on the surface... But do we really want that extra level of tension it would create? I think that would just complicate things.
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Well, we already have the knowledge of how to build nuclear warheads, and the raw materials. We lack practice, testing and delivery tech.
Missile technology is tricky. Hence joining in the US-based missle defence agreement. Make certain we gain the ability to actually produce 'defensive' missiles (factories and/or engeneering jobs). I doubt the missile shield will be effective, but it is a way to improve our ability to use missiles.
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It would also be interesting if the USA even LET us build them.
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We don't tell the USA we are doing it. Sheesh. At least until we are capable of hitting NYC from multiple fortified bunkers and/or mobile launchers.
What choice do we have but to take the US president at his word? He has stated that 'you are either with us, or against us'. Canada was unwilling to follow the USA into Iraq, which places us in the 'against the US' category. While I'm certain the USA has other targets to take out before Canada, we should be ready for when they decide they want our various natural resources, and/or need a war to boost their poll numbers.
This might be in 8 years, or 20+ years. The opinions of nations which aren't military threats to the USA has been shown to be irrelivent to those in power, if Canada wants a say in the world, we need a credible stick to back it up.
This post brought to you by the society for nuclear proliferation. Mutually Assured Destruction -- the only safe way to prevent a US invasion.
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