Bush pressed Canadian PM on Star Wars

[KurtNYC]

This was during *'s visit to Canada on November 30th but is just making news now.

"(Bush) 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?'" the Post said, quoting an unnamed Canadian official who was present for the discussion.

According to this account, when senior Martin government figures tried to explain the difficulties of convincing Canadians it would be worthwhile for Ottawa to join the new defence system, Bush appeared astonished.

Bush "waved his hands and remarked: `I don't understand this. Are you saying that if you got up and said this is necessary for the defence of Canada, it wouldn't be accepted?'" the Post quoted the Canadian official as saying.

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Boy that says a lot about how *'s views the fear-card.