Canadian Politics

Strubes said:
Trust me. The US recognizes these problems. If we pull the troops out of Iraq...how's it gonna help the other problems?
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I was stating that we shouldn't have been there in the first place. We have our own problems and starting a war into Iraq just takes away resources from fixing our problems. Trust me they could be doing a better job than they are doing now.
 
Once we develop plans (which are in the making and have been for a while) dealing with these issues, we'll put them into effect.

Well, I currently find us at a stand still right now. :lol

I guess I could keep on going with this..but it's up to you. :)

Believe it or not, I love debating, and I have no hard feelings towards you whatsoever.
 
First off, do you have any proof of this? I'm not saying that your point is invalid. I'd just like to know a source. Also, we'd still be continuing our donation efforts if a certain hurricane didn't devastate the Louisiana and surrounding states
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This is from wikipedia.org: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donations_for_victims_of_the_2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake#Americas)

Canada Federal Government: The Canadian government has pledged, as of 10 January 2005, CAD 425m (USD 344.96m)[128], an increase to the original figure of CAD 4m offered by the federal government, which had previously been revised to 40m and then to 80m, as an immediate contribution toward the aid effort and will also be providing blankets, water purification devices, and generators through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
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US Federal Government: The United States government has allocated USD 400,000 (GBP 200,000, EUR 300,000) to India, Indonesia, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Officials are currently working on a USD 4m (GBP 2m) aid package to help the Red Cross. Also, the United States has dispatched disaster teams to aid the nations affected. The United States is also preparing an initial USD 15 million (GBP 8m) aid package for affected nations. An additional USD 20m (GBP 11m) has been offered as an emergency line of credit. On 31 December the aid was raised to USD 350m (GBP 190m, EUR 260m).
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You'll notice we gave an initial 4 mil whereas America only gave an initial 400K. And although in USD our countries are now equally matched, it took awhile for the US to catch up, and keep in mind the population ratio and exchange rates.

Looking at the private sector it shows that you guys beat us by about 100 million dollars, 300 million if you don't count the Canadian governments promise to match whatever the private sector contributed. So as I've said all along, no problem with American citizens' desire to help, just a little concerned about the government's...

Unlike you, I have no rebuttle. I refuse to fuel the fire any longer. I can live with a stalemate.
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I'm glad you took the first step, and thanks for keeping an open mind. Cheers. :D
 
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