Stephen Harper Swallows
...All the GWOT (Great War on Terror) rhetoric George Bush's government can produce.
When the opposition asks about Gordon O'Connor's lies regarding detainee treatment, he mentions all the wonderful schools that are being built. When people question Canada's increasing body count, it's time to speak in front of a Vimy Ridge memorial. All Harper needs is a flight suit, and aircraft carrier, and a "mission accomplished" banner in order to complete his tranformation into George Bush circa 2003
While it was the Liberals who brought 2,400 Canadian soldiers to Afghanistan, it's Stephen Harper's government that keeps Canadian troops there despite the fact that our NATO presence there is counterproductive. The response of the Government? Denial and suppression of the reality on the ground.
Susan Riley writes...
Rather than rethinking military strategy, however, the Harper government marches on, down the same explosive-strewn path. It talks more about reconstruction these days but, according to recent figures, of 36,000 foreign soldiers in Afghanistan, only 2,000 to 2,500 are engaged in rebuilding. Only a portion of international aid money has been spent, either because there is no security or because there is confusion over who will supervise proposed projects.
Yet all we hear from senior ministers is happy talk. Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay last week reported that "in the last few weeks, our provincial reconstruction team hosted an important human rights workshop" attended by Afghan army, security and police officials.
What's next? Gourmet cooking classes to help Afghan widows get back on their feet?
All the feel-good rhetoric in the world won't change the fact that Afghanistan is going the way of Iraq. Harper's government is attempting to shove an endless war down the throats of Canadians.
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When the opposition asks about Gordon O'Connor's lies regarding detainee treatment, he mentions all the wonderful schools that are being built. When people question Canada's increasing body count, it's time to speak in front of a Vimy Ridge memorial. All Harper needs is a flight suit, and aircraft carrier, and a "mission accomplished" banner in order to complete his tranformation into George Bush circa 2003
While it was the Liberals who brought 2,400 Canadian soldiers to Afghanistan, it's Stephen Harper's government that keeps Canadian troops there despite the fact that our NATO presence there is counterproductive. The response of the Government? Denial and suppression of the reality on the ground.
Susan Riley writes...
Rather than rethinking military strategy, however, the Harper government marches on, down the same explosive-strewn path. It talks more about reconstruction these days but, according to recent figures, of 36,000 foreign soldiers in Afghanistan, only 2,000 to 2,500 are engaged in rebuilding. Only a portion of international aid money has been spent, either because there is no security or because there is confusion over who will supervise proposed projects.
Yet all we hear from senior ministers is happy talk. Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay last week reported that "in the last few weeks, our provincial reconstruction team hosted an important human rights workshop" attended by Afghan army, security and police officials.
What's next? Gourmet cooking classes to help Afghan widows get back on their feet?
All the feel-good rhetoric in the world won't change the fact that Afghanistan is going the way of Iraq. Harper's government is attempting to shove an endless war down the throats of Canadians.
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