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Being canadian I am more concerned by being attacked by an american then worrying about a one in a billion terrorist attack. Of course your president will bail out the families of the said terrorists living on american soil.
Very sad fact of life..

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wtf??!!

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This Canadian just understands statistics. What're the chances of dying from a terrorist attack in the US? Well, the only major events we have are 9/11 and OKC. 2000 folks perished in the last ~15 years that terrorism has been a major threat. Compare that to how many folks have died from violence or drunk drivers.

He's right...When visiting the US his chances of dying at the hands of some random American are much higher than the chances of dying from an act of terrorism. 'Course it works the other way, too. FAR more US citizens die at the hands of Canadians every year than die from acts of terrorism while visiting Canada.

Basically it's a nearly meaningless statement. Perhaps he was trying to make a statement about violence in the US, but mostly he ended up making a statement about the lack of terrorism in the US.

As for bailing out the families... uhhhh...we have this odd notion here in the US that family members are not responsible for the actions of others in their family. I am not by brother's keeper. Perhaps they do things differently in Canadia? If I kill someone in Canadia, do y'all jail my siblings and my parents, too?