That would be the healthy way of looking at it, but sadly isn’t the case for most who are “proud of their country.” The reality is that many just feel proud because they are told to, because it’s pushed onto them from the moment they attend school (the Pledge of Allegiance every day in class is an example of this). Being proud of one’s country for the sake of it just breeds nationalism, which just breeds extremism.

The Killbill fight alarm sound.

So you would rather Canada send its troops away and leave itself vulnerable to US action?

No, it sounds like Canada needs its troops at home to also defend itself against the US.