Yup. Consider the role of NORAD and the missile defense shield. USA is not only a poorly run meth lab, but it also provides armed security for the whole building.
As someone that lives above a meth-lab, that's a pretty good analogy. One day I'm selling my old car to them and we're shooting the shit, the next they're banging on my door at 3 AM saying they're gonna fucking kill me for literally no reason.
Canada doesn't know what it's missing. We have our problems too though, we followed everyone else and took lead out of gasoline, it just doesn't taste the same anymore...