This was too good not to post, from the Chicago Tribune -
"It's a good thing that Canada won the hotly-contested gold medal hockey match ...... hockey is the beloved national pastime and sacred birthright of all Canadians. Getting beat on home-ice by bumptious Yanks might have sparked a dangerous surge of fury and nationalism ....
It's scary to think what those unpredictable Canadians might have done to retaliate: cut off shipments of Moosehead beer? Repatriate Celine Dion and Morley Safer? Halt international crossings until we agree to pronounce the letter Z "zed"?
Maybe there wasn't really much to worry about. In much of the world, borders are sites of tension. Russia has to share a boundary with the most populous nation on earth, China, a longtime rival. Germany and France get along these days, but it was not always so. .......
The border with Canada, though, is as inconspicuous and forgettable as a Toronto Blue Jays third-base coach. Drug traffic? Sure, but most of it involves prescription arthritis medicines sought by penny-pinching American seniors.
As for armed conflict, there hasn't been any worth mentioning since the war of 1812..... The two nations had a few border disputes in the 19th century, with heavy casualties in the form of observers who died of boredom. ......"
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