It depends on what level of "counting" you're exactly referring to. In the electing of the president- they obviously don't impose any influence in our internal affairs. Just like I would hope no other countries opinions would ever influence the internal affairs of their country.
In the determination of our foreign policy(the bits of it that affect them)- they better damn count, they're our greatest ally and anyone that underplays the significance of their sacrifice, let alone saying they aren't affected by the war, which is just flatout fucking stupidity, deserves a swift kick in the face.
On an individual level- they're entitled to say whatever the fuck they want, here, or anywhere else.
Post edited at 10:29 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 by WhiteDwarf
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