Umm last time I checked, Canada and the various countries of Europe were all sovereign nations. Meaning, we are independent and should not feel bullied by the United States or any other country, about what wars we choose to participate in. Canada is involved in several overseas operations currently. Canada has always helped out wherever we can, but we are a small nation compared to the USA and have limited military resources. We reserve the right to choose which wars we serve in! A large number of Canadian troops are serving in Afghanistan currently, and many have died. My brother was just deployed there recently. My grandfather was in WW2 and Korea. My father has served in the Golan Heights, Bosnia, Rwanda and Afghanistan, to name a few over his long career as a lifer. Another brother of mine got PTSD from serving in Somalia, now he's dead from his PTSD.

I am proud of my family's long military service and I really don't appreciate my country being criticized simply because we have a backbone and want to act like the sovereign nation that we ARE!