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thessalianApparently, Canadian relief forces aren't being allowed into the US.
I've been browsing for a half-hour now and can find no evidence of this, but that doesn't exactly surprise me. From what little I can tell from this, this was a news report on TV and the Canadian PM is still trying to get Bush to change his mind about Canada being allowed to fly in supplies. Then again, if it weren't true, you'd think that people would already be talking about the relief effort in progress. And besides, it's half-one in the morning in Vancouver.
I don't understand this at all. I mean, seriously, what is the problem with letting Canadian supplies go through? If terrorists were going to bomb anything, surely they wouldn't bother with New Orleans? Or do they think that some nasty, nasty terrorists are going to hijack a Canadian armed forces plane, load it with explosives and crash it into a building way off course? Please; if the US thinks that the Canadian armed forces are that weak and infiltratable, may I please remind them that it was our army who kicked their arses, tromped into their country, burned the White House down to prove a point and then went home when they tried to invade us in 1812? I wish they'd stop being so damn paranoid.
Honestly, Bush is lamenting that the rebuilding of New Orleans, Biloxi and surrounding areas could take years, and yet he won't accept the help he so obviously needs. He's asking Americans for all the aid and support and stopping Canadian relief efforts at the border? Does that seem ridiculous to anyone else? I mean, the American people don't need another reason to be pissed off with their government right now; with the war in Iraq proving to be more and more of a bad idea as the US government realises it bit off more than it could chew with the whole "make Iraq into a democracy" thing, rising petrol prices, the damn Patriot Acts and everything else, Bush cannot afford this. More to the point, neither can the people of the south-eastern American states.
I don't care if it's pride, or paranoia, or whatever. Bush's people need all the help he can give them, and if that means letting help from friendly countries through, so much the better. That takes the burden of relief and rebuild off the rest of the nation a little. Never, ever turn down a friendly hand in politics; it screws over your people and might lead to serious problems with said country later on.
That said, well done, Canada. Red Cross is at least going through, and our PM seems to still be fighting to be allowed to help. We're good people, we are.
10 a.m. start, and I'm going to shell out the extra 50p and take the tube in. TFL says it's faster to get from North Finchley to Chancery Lane by taking the bus to Turnpike Lane, Piccadilly line to Holborn and then Central to Chancery Lane, at something like an hour. Whereas a walk to Finchley Central station takes no more than fifteen minutes, the tube into Tottenham Court Road takes 25 minutes and then it's 5 minutes on the Central line to Chancery Lane. TFL is on crack.
I've been browsing for a half-hour now and can find no evidence of this, but that doesn't exactly surprise me. From what little I can tell from this, this was a news report on TV and the Canadian PM is still trying to get Bush to change his mind about Canada being allowed to fly in supplies. Then again, if it weren't true, you'd think that people would already be talking about the relief effort in progress. And besides, it's half-one in the morning in Vancouver.
I don't understand this at all. I mean, seriously, what is the problem with letting Canadian supplies go through? If terrorists were going to bomb anything, surely they wouldn't bother with New Orleans? Or do they think that some nasty, nasty terrorists are going to hijack a Canadian armed forces plane, load it with explosives and crash it into a building way off course? Please; if the US thinks that the Canadian armed forces are that weak and infiltratable, may I please remind them that it was our army who kicked their arses, tromped into their country, burned the White House down to prove a point and then went home when they tried to invade us in 1812? I wish they'd stop being so damn paranoid.
Honestly, Bush is lamenting that the rebuilding of New Orleans, Biloxi and surrounding areas could take years, and yet he won't accept the help he so obviously needs. He's asking Americans for all the aid and support and stopping Canadian relief efforts at the border? Does that seem ridiculous to anyone else? I mean, the American people don't need another reason to be pissed off with their government right now; with the war in Iraq proving to be more and more of a bad idea as the US government realises it bit off more than it could chew with the whole "make Iraq into a democracy" thing, rising petrol prices, the damn Patriot Acts and everything else, Bush cannot afford this. More to the point, neither can the people of the south-eastern American states.
I don't care if it's pride, or paranoia, or whatever. Bush's people need all the help he can give them, and if that means letting help from friendly countries through, so much the better. That takes the burden of relief and rebuild off the rest of the nation a little. Never, ever turn down a friendly hand in politics; it screws over your people and might lead to serious problems with said country later on.
That said, well done, Canada. Red Cross is at least going through, and our PM seems to still be fighting to be allowed to help. We're good people, we are.
10 a.m. start, and I'm going to shell out the extra 50p and take the tube in. TFL says it's faster to get from North Finchley to Chancery Lane by taking the bus to Turnpike Lane, Piccadilly line to Holborn and then Central to Chancery Lane, at something like an hour. Whereas a walk to Finchley Central station takes no more than fifteen minutes, the tube into Tottenham Court Road takes 25 minutes and then it's 5 minutes on the Central line to Chancery Lane. TFL is on crack.
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Date: 2005-09-01 07:57 am (UTC)Cheers!
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Date: 2005-09-01 08:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-01 04:04 pm (UTC)In a time of tragedy, some people insist on making things worse. I just don't get it.
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Date: 2005-09-01 06:09 pm (UTC)