Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

OMG, Obama never stopped campaigning, seems that is what presidents do these days. SCOTUS has the travel ban so we will soon see just how unconstitutional it is, I am betting that it is not, that it was the lower courts that were acting outside of their constitutional mandate when they politicized the issue. Sorry George, your claims are still at this point unfounded, and I don't have any idea what you are talking about when you bring up the Justice Department.

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

Yeah kinda like your boy twardlow, and his illegitimate son keenan.

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

Yeah, because he won.

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

trump hasn't won yet, he will declare a victory when he has totally destroyed the GOP party. That was his intent from the get go. I am not supposed to tell anybody but I guess I can trust you to keep it a secret. trump is really a Democrat under cover.

usnpilot Loc: Ft Myers Fl

You really have no clue as to what is going on down here. You profess knowledge, much like you did about Florida beaches because you have visited, but you continue to show your ignorance. As a kid we used to fish the North side of Lake of the Woods for Walleye, guess that makes me an expert on Canadian politics.

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

In Canada they are called Pickerel not Walleye.

usnpilot Loc: Ft Myers Fl

Shows I know as much about Canada as you know about the US. I thought pickerel was northern pike.

drainbamage

Here ya go, I googled: "Difference Between Walleye and Pickerel: A walleye is sometimes called a pickerel, particularly in English-speaking parts of Canada, but in fact, the walleye and the pickerel are not at all related. However, both are members of the same family, the pike family or Esocidae. Walleyes are freshwater perciform fishes."

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

Unlike the US here in Canada we are not only taught everything about Canada but we were also taught everything about the US and all the rest of the countries of the world. For years the people in the US thought that we all got around with dog sleds and some still do.

usnpilot Loc: Ft Myers Fl

Probably because Canada is not as big a player on the world stage as the US. while you were a contributor in WW2, we are the main reason the good guys won. Our economy has far more influence on the world market than yours. Imports and exports don’t even compare.

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

I feel sorry for you dumb democrats that have been lied to so much that you don't know the truth it hit you in the butt. Any body that can be taken in by Hillary the lier shouldn't to be allowed to vote.

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

Im sure glad the American people kept Hillary and Bill the pervert out of the white house. Their finding her E mails she tried to hide. We don't need the likes of her anywhere near the white house. How soon they forget the last time they tried to steal every thing they could sneak out with.

GeorgeH Loc: Jonesboro, GA

"...we are the main reason the good guys won."
Most reputable histories of WWII acknowledge the major role played by the USSR. Without their willingness to spend their resources, both in materiel and in personnel, the world might be a far different place today. The Battle of Kursk which shattered the German offence in that salient perhaps marked a turning point. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kursk Do note that the Soviet T 34 tank, often cited as the best tank during WWII [see this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34] played a major role in the USSR's victory.

It would be well to acknowledge the role played by Hitler in overriding his generals when they offered wise advice, and the British who held Hitler at bay during the Dunkirk evacuation - aided by Goering and his instance of the Luftwaffe's ability to destroy the Brits - and the aerial Battle of Britain. Had Hitler been a real strategist rather than a megalomaniac, he might not have squandered his superlative military to massage his ego. Even the oft-maligned Neville Chamberlain may have aided the Brits by giving them a respite to ramp up their rearmament efforts.

So yes. The US played a major role in the defeat of the Axis during WWII. But simple justice requires acknowledging the vital efforts of our allies.

Without the surrender of Hitler our efforts against Japan would have been further impeded by a two front war. And of course our atom bomb.... Do note that Hitler sent many of the finest physicists of the time into exile because they were...Jewish. Germany had an active nuclear program, but fortunately they were hamstrung by the lack of the finest minds of the day, and going down the wrong path in nuclear research.

Oh, BTW.... To bring up the disparities between the Canadian economy and that of the US is a cheap shot. If they aren't comparable, why is Trump so upset over NAFTA?

Bob Smith Loc: Banjarmasin

Thankyou

Yes we chipped in a bit. Mainly before the US, as they needed a stab in the back before they woke up to what the UK,Canada and the rest of the allies were fighting. Yes the US armed us but not for free, we finished paying off the debt in 2006. Remember the UK is a small country with few natural resources and Canada had a small population at the time. It's easier for a large country with huge resources both natural and industrial to fight a war than a small country. It is demeaning to belittle any other countries efforts and shows a very narcissistic attitude . My father was wounded and captured at Anzio fighting alongside your American boys.We all chipped in because we were Allies! There is a big wide world out here and sometimes it's good to look through the other guys eyes and think what you would do in his place.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

You're accusing Trump of altruism? He's probably guilty of a lot, but I don't believe any reasonable person believes he is altruistic.