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3 comments:
Congrats to the Liberals who showed principle by voting for the motion. We all know that the entire Liberal caucus would have voted for the motion had they been on the government benches. The Liberals stand for nothing -- at least you know what you get with the NDP and the Tories.
Afghanistan – The Next Step:
Now that Harper has played politics with the issue and managed to eke out a small majority of votes in Parliament regarding the extension, the question remains: what is in the best interests of Canada with respect to its actions in Afghanistan?
The derisory six hours of debate which Harper set aside for debating this important issue was clearly insufficient. The outpouring of comments about the vote, the process adopted for voting, and the role of Canada, is evidence that the nation needs a calm, inclusive, and comprehensive discussion of what we are doing over there, what we should be doing over there, what the plan is for winning the peace, and what our exit alternatives are.
Harper, like Bush in Iraq, is concentrating just on the war portion, and not on how to win the peace. The Downing Street Memos indicated that the British were concerned that there was no planning for the day after the invasion, for Iraq. We should not fall into a similar trap in Afghanistan.
What to do, and who can do it?
Last time I looked, MPs representing more than 60% of the votes cast in the last election belonged to parties other than the governing Tories.
The Big 3 (Libs, Dippers and Blockers) should put their heads together to discuss what is in the best interest of Canada, and then use their political muscle to put this issue back on the table in Parliament, and vote for a proper discussion.
For Canada. For the troops. For the people in Afghanistan.
They should use their power to right the wrong done by Harper with his political gamesmanship, and make sure the country is governed properly. It should be done the Canadian way, not the US neocon way.
Hey, I've been wondering who wrote the liberals ads in the last campaign. Now I know! It was curiositykilledthecat. Note the sentence fragments: For Canada. For the troops. For the people in Afghanistan. Glad to see you landed on your feet after the campaign curiosity!
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