“Martin ‘delusional'....."

“Martin ‘delusional’ to expect U.S. notification.” This is a quotation from the Ottawa Citizen February 26.

I thought yesterday that I would not be writing more words about the American Pentagon’s missile defence shield. In fact I read my blog of yesterday to a group very bright people with a feeling that I might even be thought as being “delusional” for the words in that blog. I know that there are others who think quite rationally about what is going on, who from experience and insight have an in-depth understanding of events as they unfold.

Does it not stand to reason that the Americans would not hesitate to use Canadian air space to prevent a missile from hitting any American target? Our prime minister is either “delusional” or simply stupid to think otherwise. In fact I can’t see, based on evidence just revealed, how he would not know about the implications of not signing an agreement with the U.S. on the missile defence shield.

Canadians need to know that:“The U.S. will offer protection to Canada only on the basis of an explicit government of Canada request. This would require a formal government to government agreement.” This information was part of a “secret” slide presentation to a Liberal cabinet meeting on April 10, 2003.

Without an agreement, the lives of Canadians would be at risk. And, to believe that without an agreement the Americans wound not fire a missile over Canada as our air space is “sovereign” is beyond credulity. It is believed that the American ambassador to Canada has stated the American position, that “Canada had forfeited sovereignty of its airspace due to the government’s decision not participate in the U.S. missile shield.” I don’t believe that this is legally possible but that would only be a technicality in any case of a possible invasion of American territory. The American attitude is one of America first, damn any law that would put American lives at stake. Canada has been place on notice that Canadian airspace would be “invaded” if necessary for the protection of American territory. Sovereignty would mean nothing! This is a simple reality in our modern world. This I understand and as a Canadian, I accept.

I believe that the prime minister understands all this but because of the political climate in Canada, with his government in a minority position, he was “forced” to take a stand on the “sovereignty” of Canadian airspace. I wish the prime minister would get “real” and be honest with the Canadian people, who are not stupid. That which is real, we must accept; we would accept!

We live next to an elephant. Stay clear of the elephant for if it moves over on our territory, we may be right on territorial sovereignty but in the end, we would both right and dead right. We do not want to get crushed!