interesting i would be interested in the the us vs the usa comment canadians would not likey use the term in america except in reference to north america or more specifically canada and the us we feel close to our brothers we would refer to our southern brothers as the us or the states and never america for reasons above starngely enough american is frequently used this has been discussed and posted in several wp articles it appears your reasoning waffles for one reason or another and a some emotion may be inflicted in your arguments on this whether you support any editing action is moot after a surprise appearance of a sniper revert