Rice Postpones Canada Visit After Missile Decision

[antigone382]

By Anne Gearan The Associated Press
Published: Mar 1, 2005



LONDON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice deferred plans to visit Canada next month because of U.S. displeasure that Canada has opted out of a U.S.-led anti-ballistic missile shield program, a Bush administration official said.
There is no new date for the trip, which had been planned for mid-April.

"We look forward to seeing the Canadians soon, and are looking for a date when we can make that happen," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said through an aide.

"We were in fact looking at a date, but the schedules didn't work out."

Boucher did not expressly link the delay to the missile decision, but a Bush administration official traveling with Rice in London did so Monday on condition of anonymity.

more:
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBOZ42WR5E.html

[Pachamama]

1. Congrats Canada! The Witch isn't going to be bothering you anytime soon!

I think by the way that this decision by Canada is to be commended! Good on ya!

Guess ole Condi doesn't know what to say, eh?

[hector459]

30. Small minds, small hearts. I bet the rest of the world can't wait for a

new administration in Washington.

[Pachamama]

43. The World has countdown clocks to Nov 2nd 2008...and hope that we all make

it till then.... :scared:

[DuaneBidoux]

64. The problem is the Repukes have had such success with Shrub

It's going to be a miracle if they don't find someone just as bad in 08. When you think that a halfwit beat a man with twice his intelligence (twice? More like 50 times) It's hard to imagine how Republicans can lose--they won with a dimwit so why quibble with a strategy that has worked in the recent past?

[TexasLawyer]

45. Condi isn't coming???

Is that a promise or a threat?

[kitty1]

57. I think we're going to get ours now!

I feel a major calamity coming on in our Great White North here. Paul Martin and Co., Watch your backs.

[saracat]

2. Boo! Hoo! I'll bet the Canadians are sooo upset

and diappointed . This will teach them to disagree with us. Condi won't visit. Lucky Canada. We are stuck with the bitch.

[anitar1]

4. Poor Canadians

They must be sooo depressed.

[donheld]

52. All canucks will cry there little eyes out

[Spinzonner]

3. Oooh, a Hissy Fit

in fact a CondiLissy Hissy Fit.

I take it all back, her administration is going to be fun ....

[illflem]

5. Canada must hate freedom

not only do they operate without a massive deficit but now they won't bend over bush's war machine.

[Nimrod]

22. No, they hate US for our freedom

Can I PLEASE defect to Canada now? Pretty please? :)

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. Well Boo-Friggen- Hoo! like we need her sleazy double-speak??

.
.
.

B'sides - -

It'll save us a pile of money that we would have had to spend to keep the demonstrators away from her anyways

She can prance around in her jack-boots elsewhere

Thanks Martin for keeping her outta our Canada!

Keep pissin them WH idjuts off -

Maybe they'll just ALL stay outta OUR Country!!

:thumbsup:

[arwalden]

7. We Don't Dictate To Canada, Do We? Do We Own Canada?

[sweetheart]

8. good for canada...

Paul Martin is doing an outstanding job in his relations with the
bonkers sillypower to the south.

[NewHampshireDem]

9. Did they put up a big sign at the border: "Closed for Private Party"?

I mean, wtf does this mean: "We were in fact looking at a date, but the schedules didn't work out." Is Canada now the hottest country in the world--so hot, in fact, that you can't get a table there?

[Racenut20]

10. As if anyone gives a f**k

[dbt]

11. Breaking News: Canada Discovers Lizard Repellant!

Just say NO.

:evilgrin:

[gademocrat7]

12. Canada will not be manipulated

by shrub and company. Condi may never get an invitation to visit. Cheers to Canada!!!

[Ian David]

13. Secty of state only visits unquestionably friendly countries? Since When?

Isn't her job as chief diplomat supposed to be to practice... I don't know... DIPLOMACY?

She's not Miss America. She's Secretary of State.

[Inland]

17. It's an admission of failure, or lack of interest, in diplomacy.

The Bushie charm offensive: those five minutes are SO over. The only thing that the Bush adm. is interested in is looking tough for the people at home. It doesn't expect to win anybody over.

[shadowknows69]

21. since "You're with us, or you're against us." n/t

well, duh. Sorry GW Canada is against YOU.

[Tsiyu]

47. LOL

:)

[ElectroPrincess]

14. Bummer man! ... Condi won't be able to show off her "new boots"

and other clothes to help our designers make fashion statements in foreign policy, i.e., a new HOT field of diplomacy. :P

[0007]

15. Good for you Canada, glad to see common sense rise above bullshit

Is junior gonna quit talking to us when we refuse his Social Security REFORM.

[zulchzulu]

16. Maybe the White House could send (M)Ann Coulter instead...

She appears to be up on her Candianese or whatever it's called...

[Chipper Chat]

29. Why not? Hey, Bush sent Limbaugh to Afghanistan!

I'm sure Coulter would report that 90% of Canadians watch Fox News, and that 100% are sick of their health-care system. After all, EVERYTHING Ann Coulter says is TRUE.

[zulchzulu]

58. Good one!

Imagine Faux News REALLY admitting they do Faux Snooze.

[Tyler Durden]

18. Now all we have to do is figure out a way to make them leave HERE...

...and NEVER COME BACK.

[noonwitch]

19. I support limited research into the plan, but Canada is a separate country

They shouldn't have to go along with everything we do.

The reason I support research into that type of weapon is not for it to someday be used to defend against missles, but because I think it could be used to defend the planet against a meteor striking. But limited research, not anything that is going to cost more than we can afford.

[MHalblaub]

23. Don't mix up missiles defense with meteor defense.

The warhead of a missile can be destroyed very easily just by hitting the missile with a small peace of metal. That won't work with a meteor.

The best way is to avoid an impact. Send a missile to the meteor with a small ion propulsion to change the way of the rock. You don't need to destroy your opponent in order to defense yourself. That is Bushologic.

[Lisa]

50. A Canadian astronomer I talked to suggested ...

... that, if they spotted the asteroid early enough, sending a probe by to dump a black (or a highly reflective) substance on one side of the object would be enough to change its path away from the Earth. This is the guy who runs a near-Earth object detection program in British Columbia ... he admits that suggesting something other than "a Jerry Bruckheimer scenario" makes him sound like a "West coast hippie"!

[DFWJock]

20. Hats off to Canada...

Dont waste your billions on this fairy tale like the U.S. already has.

[Jack Rabbit]

24. O, Canada!

Kudos.

And don't worry about the "snub". That's one neocon thug who won't be contaminating your soil.

[Mari333]

25. Canada is lucky

I have a feeling all Canadians are breathing a sigh of relief that she isnt going to pollute their country with her presence. Perhaps they should throw a national party in honour of her NOT coming. I would.
Sadly, we have her here, and cant seem to make her go away.

[DeaconBlues]

26. I guess the goodwill tours are over

back to the strong-arm diplomacy again

[yellowcanine]

27. So when do we start pushing "regime change" in Canada? I hear they

have oil shale in Alberta.

[daleo]

54. Oil sands, up north around Fort McMurray.

And we are already digging it up and selling it like crazy to the U.S. anyway.

[Massachusetts]

28. The ball and bat theory of diplomacy

You don't go along with me, then I won't play with you.."I'm taking MY bat and goin g home".

All right Condi...love those boots.

[Boswells_Johnson]

31. The less we have to do with the Bush admin., the better!

The only people who will be put out by this are Canadian diplomats, because the rest of the country will either be happy, or simply not give a shit.

[MrPrax]

32. Canada Has Two National Pastimes...

It has been noted that Canada has two national pastimes: hockey and anti-Americanism.

Well...hockey is on strike at the moment...so ;-)

[Spazito]

36. All polls in Canada says we are anti-bush not anti-American

there is a vast degree of difference between the two. Clinton was very warmly welcomed in Canada and still is. It is important to define that difference. We don't dislike America but we do loathe bush.

The neocons try to paint anyone anti-bush as anti-American so they can confuse the American public into believing bush IS the United States. Thank goodness, only those who drink the kool-aid buy that nonsense.

[ucmike]

33. we don't agree with this admin either.

maybe they'll leave us alone, too?

[bluedog]

34. stay home

the last thing this country needs is some shit bush and co could cause with our northern friends........good grief.these people want everyone.every country to bend to their ways and views.....this is a very dangerous time we are in.........
we must assure the world that this will not go on much longer......look at the enemies bush is creating....
:grr:

[canadianbeaver]

35. It's like a little toilet just flushed out the shit!!!....love it!

Thank the lord she's not coming to Canada.....wouldn't want her anyways....you keep her...she's yours!

[Pithy Cherub]

37. Condisloppy is trying to be a stay-at-home Secretary of State...

;)

[Canuckistanian]

38. I've heard rumours...

I heard that the Canadian government might have been interested in participating in missile defense, but not under the direction of the *ush administration.
Translation? We don't trust him. Period.

[CoffeeCat]

39. How childish can one superpower be?

Canada doesn't cater to every whim of the spoiled brat that is the United States (under * rule).

In effect, the administration screams, "IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT WE SAY...WE WON'T LIKE YOU ANYMORE! HARRRUMPPPH!!"

The other day, my child came home from preschool pouting because she wanted to cancel her play date with "Amy" later that afternoon. I asked her why. She folded her arms, made a grumpy face and said, "Cuz she wouldn't let me play with the ponies today in school!". I explained to my child that it's important to share and to understand that we don't always get exactly what we want, right when we want it.

My four-year old child gets this, and she's slowly learning.

Who will help the leader of the free world grasp these concepts?

[Canuckistanian]

40. Whew! Saved another $50 million in security costs.

Man, what a bunch of prima donnas.

[xxqqqzme]

41. what's w/ this royal 'WE'

crap?

[Laurab]

42. Canada was bad and she's not gonna play with them

Keep up the good work, Canada - I wish she wasn't here spreading her "democracy" and "diplomacy", but unfortunately, we're stuck with her.

[Javaman]

44. condi, I never had an original thought ever, rice...

is a shinning example of diplomacy at it's finest. "Well, they won't play with us, we won't play with them."
Just another example of the visible representation of morons* thinking process via his puppet rice.

[tom_paine]

46. Condi doesn't have to be exposed to their Free World mentality

And I bet she's thrilled. No fielding questions from a Free Press, no having to gaze upon a Free Nation and secretly hate, none of that stuff.

She can remain home in Imperial Amerika, with it's "Free Market" State-Controlled Media, it's slavish opposition and even more slavish Imperial Subjects.

[Roland99]

48. Are we going to pull our Canadian ambassador?

Perhaps we'll kick the Blue Jays out of the Major Leagues, too.


What a whiny-ass bitch.


And I see they used that lame-ass "conflict of schedules" excuse. <yawn>

[CHIMO]

49. "Geography has made us neighbours; history has made us friends." JFK

"Geography has made us neighbours; history has made us friends." JFK

What a difference in approach.

http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-676-3868/politics_economy/presidents/clip4

[mmonk]

51. Well that's how children act

when they don't get their way.

[daleo]

53. Thank God for this.

Talk about a bonus - no missiles and no visit from Rice.

[ClayZ]

61. She Bangs

[indepat]

55. Madame Secretary must have her dander up

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[sonicx]

59. 'your cause'?

hmm

[progressoid]

73. Hmmm indeed

[Rex]

60. I love Canada! They repelled the vampiress!

I was stationed at fort Drum for a year in a little town called Watertown. Only thing that kept me happy was driving with friends 30 miles due north!

Canada rocks!
:yourock:

[Sapphire Blue]

62. Rumsfeld Sued Over Prisoner Abuse

From the LA Times....

3:41 PM PST, March 1, 2005

WASHINGTON — Seeking to link the military command to the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ACLU and a human rights organization sued Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and three Army officers today on behalf of torture victims there, charging that Rumsfeld authorized illegal interrogation techniques.

The suit states that the Pentagon chief "authorized an abandonment of our nation's inviolable and deep-rooted prohibition against torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of detainees in U.S. military custody."

The legal action stems from some of the well-documented instances of torture meted out to detainees in the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, and the less-known examples of abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan. It was filed on behalf of four Iraqis and four Afghanis.

Continued @

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-030105torture_lat,0,902970.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Toots]

63. Wouldn't that be a kick... Rummy going to court

They ruled in Clinton's case that it would not hinder his work to have to go to court so I don't know what argument they could use to keep it out of court.

[emad]

65. Rice defers Canada visit

The U.S. Secretary of State is thought to be disappointed in Canada's stance on missile defence.
Free Press news services 2005-03-02 03:34:18

LONDON -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice deferred plans to visit Canada next month because of U.S. displeasure that Canada has opted out of the missile defence program, a Bush administration official said. Rice had planned to visit Canada early in her tenure as secretary of state but decided last week to defer the visit, U.S. officials said. There is no new date set for the trip, which had been planned for mid-April.

"I think she is disappointed," said Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew, who met Rice in London yesterday on the sidelines of a British-sponsored conference on helping Palestinians achieve peace and stability.

"I think the United States is disappointed, but I mean, you know they recognize the Canadian decision and they will respect that decision," Pettigrew said.

"The Canada-U.S. relationship is a very, very important relationship -- multi-faceted, we're partners, we're neighbours, there is a lot more to it."
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/03/02/946842-sun.html

[TheFarseer]

66. Oh that will show them

I'm sure they don't even want her in their country. Why would they? What could this meeting possibly accomplish? Why the hell would they want to get lectured about freedom again? If I were Pal Martin, I'd tell her to stay the f**k south of the boder and quit wasting my time.

[Benhurst]

67. Damn! Canadians have all the luck. Now I guess we'll be stuck

with the silly bitch strutting around in her boots Stateside.

[Supersedeas]

68. Condi's boots where made for walking...and she can keep on, keeping on

We Americans have much to be disappointed about when it comes to the performance of the Former National Security Advisor who got caught with her pants down and who then lied about it.

Walk on, Condi, walk on.

[CatBoreal]

69. OH Gee....

I'm so upset. I think I'll go sit in the corner and cry. /sarcasm

:eyes:

[hatrack]

70. Aw! Is lil' Condi disappointed? How tragic!

I weep hot tears for our Canadian neighbors who'll be deprived of her scintillating intellect and amazing personal magnetism!

:puke:

[Dittoz]

72. Duh!

Don't forget her amazing skills as a concert pianist!

[anarchy1999]

And this is how we show our support of Freedom Democracry and Diplomacy?

Why aren't we doing what the Chinese did in Tianimen Square (my youngest brother was there, evangelizing while pretending to just be teaching English, many anxious moments getting him home).

How many more times is Condi going to allowed to "CANCEL" meetings in opposition of the country's position on one item or another. Is this what you call diplomacy? Is this being a "SUPER POWER" in the "GLOBAL Community"?

This is all so sad and our media, (Print, Broadcast and Radio) are to held at fault. So are all our little darling "Congress Critters".

Once again, I recommend to everyone to truly understand:

"America, What Went Wrong?" Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele\

any one of Gary Allen's books you can find. "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" is my personal fave.

And for the real diggers around, well there is lots more.

Go look up "The Rich and the Super-Rich" Ferdinand Lundberg, First Printing, 13,500 , June 1968
Lyle Stuart, Inc, New York
Library of Congress Catalog Number:

67-10015

Go have some real fun@!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[anarchy1999]

71. And this is how we show our support of Freedom Democracry and Diplomacy?

Why aren't we doing what the Chinese did in Tianimen Square (my youngest brother was there, evangelizing while pretending to just be teaching English, many anxious moments getting him home).

How many more times is Condi going to allowed to "CANCEL" meetings in opposition of the country's position on one item or another. Is this what you call diplomacy? Is this being a "SUPER POWER" in the "GLOBAL Community"?

This is all so sad and our media, (Print, Broadcast and Radio) are to held at fault. So are all our little darling "Congress Critters".

Once again, I recommend to everyone to truly understand:

"America, What Went Wrong?" Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele\

any one of Gary Allen's books you can find. "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" is my personal fave.

And for the real diggers around, well there is lots more.

Go look up "The Rich and the Super-Rich" Ferdinand Lundberg, First Printing, 13,500 , June 1968
Lyle Stuart, Inc, New York
Library of Congress Catalog Number:

67-10015

Go have some real fun@!!!!!!!!!!!!1