Is Canada Part of United States of America? Part two:Military

    Since the very beginning of the creation of Canada and United States they have been intertwined but since the end of the War of 1812 there hasn't been any attempt to invade with physical troops from either side. But over time have they became the same place underneath all the political layers?

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  Canada has a rich military history full of valor and bravery but over the last couple decades we have been tarnishing that imagine. We have came a long way from the battle of Vimy Ridge to being involved in destabilizing the middle east with our ally United States.

  When many Canadians think of our armed forces we think of how special Canada is with our peaceful ways but as I found on the Canadian forces website we are seemingly intertwined in what ever trouble our neighbor to the south gets into. On the about us section, in the category of what we do, the 2nd thing is "Defending North America in cooperation with the United States, Canada's closest ally." That could be trouble in a world with growing contempt for our "closest ally" and our borders being a great way to them. It goes on to say that Canada and United States work together in North American Aerospace defense command(NORAD) for that goal of protecting North America but the head quarters for NORAD is Near Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States which is almost 3000 kilometers from our Capitol in Ottawa. I'm not sure it makes sense for Canadians to rely on our Aerospace safety from NORAD which is 3000 kilometers away from our Government heads but it would make sense to defend all of North America if all of North America were one country not 3 because it is in about the center of North America.

As one can see below that we are very intertwined with agreements with the U.S not including NATO and United Nations.
"The principal bilateral defense forums, arrangements and agreements with the U.S. are:

• Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD) – established in 1940 to discuss and advise on defense policy issues related to continental defense and security.  Since, 2001 the Board’s membership has expanded to include representatives from Public Safety Canada and the Department of Homeland Security.  The Canadian and U.S. co-chairs report the bi-annual discussions directly to the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United States.
• Military Cooperation Committee – established in 1946 and meets bi-annually as the primary strategic link between Canadian and U.S. joint military staffs.
• North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – established in 1958 and based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, NORAD is a Canadian and U.S. bi-national organization tasked with aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America. Traditionally, the Deputy Commander of NORAD has been a senior Canadian Armed Forces officer. 
• The Combined Defence Plan – synchronizes military efforts from both countries into one coherent bilateral military defence plan.
• Tri-Command Framework – signed September 2009, outlines how NORAD, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), and the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) operate and cooperate.
• The Canada-U.S. Civil Assistance Plan – signed February 2008, and renewed in January 2012, to facilitate the support of military members from one nation to the armed forces of the other nation in support of civilian authorities during an emergency such as a natural disaster."(http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=the-canada-u-s-defence-relationship/hob7hd8s)
  
  
  Canada followed United States into Iraq, Afganistan, Ukraine and now Syria. Where will we follow them next?