1. Sovereignty
The authors first criticize Canada for its lack of reliable intelligence capabilities. It is the authors" contention that the lack of Canadian intelligence resources was responsible for the lack of evidence against the Japanese. ... The authors admit almost as an after thought that this type of behavior is completely typical of most foreign consoles and in no way suspicious. ... There is evidence that the Japanese consulate in Vancouver had been given direction from Tokyo to initiate intelligence and counter intelligence work (Johnson and Granatstein 107). ... The authors" argument also ut...
Our government has become accustomed to solving our foreign policy disputes through military force rather than diplomacy. The legitimacy of this political ideology is that it makes us safer through a command of fear and up to date intelligence of the battle space; however, there is evidence to disprove this method of enforcing our policies. ... Our foreign policy makers have failed us entirely, leading us not to the road of prosperity but rather the road to Armageddon. ...