Thank you Muskrat, for bringing some sense to this lame topic. My Dad is married to an American, and I sure don‘t see a difference between the two.
Your right. Both Canada and the US have some good and bad politicians and good and bad policies, but in the end run, your not fighting for Jean Cretian/George Bush/The Queen or Gay Marriage/Affirmative Action/Lower Gas Prices.
In the end, a British, American, or Canadian soldier sits on the line between civilization and barbarism is so that countless others back home can sleep peacefully at night, get married, have kids, take them to a park, watch a movie, eat a BigMac etc, etc without having to worry about being killed in the process of this. This kid has the courage to sign up for the United States Marine Corps and you have the cojones to sit on the internet and tell him he‘s made a mistake based on the politics of the day. F*ck, most of you turds are civilians with no idea of what military service means anyways.
Do this. Go down and join the Canadian Army. Complete all your training and go to your posting. You will most likely work with soldiers from our allied armies (i.e. America, the first exercise I ever did was in Fort Lewis] Then, go on an operational tour to some sh*thole where 90% hate Americans and the West and general and will probably try to kill you, than come back and come on this board and give your opinion to this kid.
In the end, who are you ultimatly going to side with, the American who lives a life pretty similar to yours and believes in the same fundamental ideals, or the guy living in a cave, burning your flag, and planning to kill your kids.