Originally Posted by
dawg80
I had a torn meniscus.....I didn't have to wait. Could have had the surgery within days after I found out what it was. The only "delay" was the paperwork with the hospital to schedule for the next available time slot. And that in little ole Natchitoches with one rural hospital. No thanks on Canada's socialized medicine.
Protection from what? Oh, just all the bad actors out there that would invade Canada in a heartbeat, but they don't because they know it's the US military they'll have to deal with. Not to belittle the Canadian military, just that it's small. I know the Canucks' role in world history, they did their part in WWII, for instance, and the Black Caps were killers in Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down), a squad came to the assistance of our special forces at a crucial time. But, Canada is NOT a world military power....they don't have to be.