The US and UK are said to have ?the special relationship,? but that phrase ignores the fact that there is exactly one country with which the US has an even deeper bond. A story ? shown in the movie ?Argo? ? will illustrate.
During the Iran hostage crisis of 1980, a number of US embassy employees got out and looked for a place to hide while the crisis boiled over. They went to the British embassy, but the British ambassador said, ?I?m so sorry, but if I took you in and hid you from the mob, I?d be endangering my own family.?
Then they went to the Australian embassy and were told ?I?m sorry, but if we took you in and hid you, we?d be endangering our own families.?
Finally, they went to the Canadian ambassador, who took in the Americans, despite all the risks to himself, his family, and his employees.
The US regards its relationship with both the UK and Australia very highly. But the relationship with Canada is different altogether. The reason Americans and Canadians would risk their own lives for each other, even risking their families, is because?
To the USA, Canada IS family. They are our brothers and sisters in our attic, and we are the ?Land of the Brave? with which they share most of North America, and to whom they sell most of their goods.
During the Iran hostage crisis of 1980, a number of US embassy employees got out and looked for a place to hide while the crisis boiled over. They went to the British embassy, but the British ambassador said, ?I?m so sorry, but if I took you in and hid you from the mob, I?d be endangering my own family.?
Then they went to the Australian embassy and were told ?I?m sorry, but if we took you in and hid you, we?d be endangering our own families.?
Finally, they went to the Canadian ambassador, who took in the Americans, despite all the risks to himself, his family, and his employees.
The US regards its relationship with both the UK and Australia very highly. But the relationship with Canada is different altogether. The reason Americans and Canadians would risk their own lives for each other, even risking their families, is because?
To the USA, Canada IS family. They are our brothers and sisters in our attic, and we are the ?Land of the Brave? with which they share most of North America, and to whom they sell most of their goods.
