Canada's Military-Corporate Complex And Its Services Rendered To George W.Bush

Like Eisenhower, former prime minister Jean Chrétien may have been trying to send a warning in the last days of his tenure. In October 2003, he told reporters, "It's never enough. I have never seen an army anywhere in the world who returned a government money -- anywhere. They all need more and they all have plans for more." A few weeks later at the Liberal Party convention that declared Paul Martin the new leader, perhaps looking directly at his successor, Chrétien said, "Beware of those on the right who put the narrow bottom line ahead of everything else." In the early days of the nation, a British declaration of war was automatically a declaration of war for Canada, and our sons were sent to defend the motherland. After the Second World War and demise of the British Empire, Canada fell under American leadership. This was codified through North American defence arrangements like NORAD, and through the NATO alliance. As a result, Canada's "military-industrial complex" is tied to our southern neighbour as we seek safety under the military and economic umbrella of the United States. While the intensity of this relationship varies, pressure to fall in line behind U.S. leadership has been particularly strong since September 11, 2001. Following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush declared, "Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make: Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=10149§ionID=102

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