Ballistic Missile Defence

Bush is trying to chivvy Canada into supporting the American BMD program, and our beloved prime minister is waffling, of course. He wants to say yes, I think, but knows that it would be political suicide. Since Bush publicly announced that he and Martin had discussed it, apparently liberal MPs' emails and phone calls on the subject have gone from 25/day to 200/day, with not one person saying they support it.

I expect to find out in a year or so that we have signed on to the program without letting Canadians know. Did I mention that I don't trust Paul Martin?

Meanwhile,

A summary of long-range plans for the U.S. Space Command says the Pentagon envisions developing a space weapon that can be used against "a small number of high-value targets" on Earth. (Globe and Mail, Dec 3/04)

It seems like a great idea to me to help the US develop a weapon that would allow them to blast any specific site on Earth without any possible defence. I'm sure they're trustworthy and responsible enough to only use it for the greater good of humanity.