Well I read this, and it just makes me cringe a bit.

Bush Doctrine Is Expected to Get Chilly Reception

"When President Bush flew to Canada in his first international trip following his reelection, the White House portrayed it as the beginning of a fence-mending tour to bring allies back into the fold after a tense first term. But after Bush left, the Canadians were more furious than before.

They were stunned when Bush leaned across a table in a private meeting and lectured Prime Minister Paul Martin about opposing the U.S. missile defense system."

Oh but the thing is what did he actually say to the Prime Minister of Canada?

"...Bush aides steered the president away from speaking to Parliament, where he might have been heckled. Canadian officials said their U.S. counterparts assured them that Bush would not put Martin on the spot on his refusal to join the U.S. missile defense system.

But Bush did confront Martin and used the sort of language that sets Canadians on edge. 'He leaned across the table and said, [I'm not taking this position, but some future president is going to say, Why are we paying to defend Canada?] ' said the senior Canadian official who was in the room and noted that he had been assured by Rice and Secretary of State Colin L. Powell personally that Bush would avoid the subject.

'Most of our side was trying to explain the politics, how it was difficult to do,' the official said. But Bush 'waved his hands and said, [I don't understand this. Are you saying that if you got up and said this is necessary for the defense of Canada it wouldn't be accepted?] ' "

So you know this shows me how this man thinks. He just bullies his way through everything. And how do you push your agenda? You just say that it is for the defense of the United States, and there you go.

I know I am being a unreasonable liberal. Ha. Well this is not the way to strengthen relations with our neighbors. I know, tell me how the Canadians are worthless, blah blah. Ok yeah that works. Who cares about those spineless people to our north right? Anyways, someone is eventually going to have to try to repair this mess that shrub has created, and I rue the day.