What he said

In this article, Robert Jensen explains that he thinks it's a good thing that the US is losing the war in Iraq because it contributes to the downfall of the empire that they're building. I fully agree with his assessment that their motive for attacking Iraq is not so that they can own Iraq's oil. Rather, they want to control who can access it. Their version of empire is not a clone of the old English or Roman models. They do not want to own and govern other countries; instead, they seek to make the governments of other countries subservient to them so that they can ensure their economic interests are protected and advanced.

This is part of why I believe Canada and other countries need to disentangle themselves from the American economy. I fear what would happen, though, if we did it on a formal, national level. If our government took a stand to impose economic sanctions on the US, I have absolutely no doubt that we would find ourselves "liberated" in short order. It really needs to happen at the U.N. level to prevent any individual country from bearing the brunt of the US's aggression.

However, if individual Canadians boycott American goods and services wherever possible, we can at least minimize their influence in our country. It's not as directly effective as government-imposed sanctions, and it depends on voluntary compliance, but it's at least a step in the right direction.