Tw1tch is right on.

I'll go a step further. This isn't about us being too weak to do anything...because I'd argue that there isn't anything anyone really could do.

Under the guise of suggesting that we're naive about our country's "power", this is nothing more than a Conservative attack on Liberals by suggesting that if we were "nicer" to the U.S., and if we spent more on our military, then this wouldn't be happening.

I say that we should be far more outraged at Karzemi's death then our government lack of success in somehow forcing Iran to come clean. Personally, I'm more upset that such an environment exists in Iran, not that they contemptuously refuse to formally admit it.

In any case, how would the U.S. itself fare in this situation? So a single guard might be convicted? That's hardly a given too. What if Iran snubbed the U.S. too? Would Iran be invaded over the death of a single citizen? Not a chance. So why would they be inclined to act any differently based upon military might?

listen, i've been to europe 11, YES 11 times in my life,
and TRUST me, canada is not irrelevant.

maybe its not very powerful, and maybe some think we live
in igloos and still hunt seals and whales, but the world
generally not only loves canada and canadians,
but values their high standard of morals and principals.

ppl outside canada instantly equate canada with
prosperity, peace, and most of all, RESPECT.

in all my travels, i've never had a problem with anybody
who was aware of the fact that i was canadian.
for that matter, they wanted to help me more just for the
fact that i AM/WAS canadian.....

our power and influence in the world is whats irrelevant,
our thinking and way of life is envied by most

Actually when I was in Amsterdam and was telling people I'm from Canada and from Toronto...quite a few of them went..."OOOHHH BLUE JAYS...BASE-BALL"....I was like....WTF??!?

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That's just one of many quick Identifiers...so what? When most people here think of Amsterdam they only think of Weed and Hookers...but certainly there is more to that historic city than that.

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Originally posted by Form&Funktion ^^^^^^^^ That's just one of many quick Identifiers...so what? When most people here think of Amsterdam they only think of Weed and Hookers...but certainly there is more to that historic city than that.

No i meant it in a good way...although I don't understand out of all things that Toronto has...WHY do they think of baseball?

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THat's true.........people sometimes make the oddest connections to different places

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I think every spy in the world has a Canadian passport Jason Bourne sure had one ...why? Cause you can get anywhere and nobody suspects you of anything...

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Originally posted by starsearcher No i meant it in a good way...although I don't understand out of all things that Toronto has...WHY do they think of baseball?

what else would he connect Toronto with ?? the CN tower ?

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Originally posted by malek what else would he connect Toronto with ?? the CN tower ?

sadly, most people in the world (especially Americans) don't beleive that the CN Tower is the largest free-standing man-made structure in the world

this whole thread really is about penis envy isn't it

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Originally posted by starsearcher I think every spy in the world has a Canadian passport Jason Bourne sure had one ...why? Cause you can get anywhere and nobody suspects you of anything...

Ah yes, but they want to bring in Biometric passports. They're doing a test on diplomats I believe this year or beginning of next year, with a roll out to the general public afterwards.

This is one area they do need to tighten, I like the fact that our passport is accepted all over the place, but it won't remain that way if it's not secured.