tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post114183718535900053..comments2024-03-28T04:04:03.006-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Harper wrong to dodge debate on Afghan roleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1142441706100153062006-03-15T08:55:00.000-08:002006-03-15T08:55:00.000-08:00So now Mr.Harper is trying to convince everyone th...So now Mr.Harper is trying to convince everyone that Canadians are right behind him. No need for a debate. If he is so sure everyone is behind him why not a debate?<BR/><BR/>I note in passing that oil reserves in Ahganistan are much higher than thought. Could it be the reason the USA got so involved and now our new boy is trying to get a piece of the action? Or is he building a photo op album for the next election?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1142192462376419202006-03-12T11:41:00.000-08:002006-03-12T11:41:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.kaybertosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188760151852608528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1142192302554904702006-03-12T11:38:00.000-08:002006-03-12T11:38:00.000-08:00I think Paul Willcocks has put the whole Canadian ...I think Paul Willcocks has put the whole Canadian involvement with Afghanistan in perspective and has illustrated quite clearly, the concerns that the majority of Canadians have with our role over there.<BR/><BR/>Even with a frail minority, Paul has also pointed out, in this and other articles, just how un-democratic Steven Harper and his Conservative are. Also, just look at their record on the appointment scandals just after being elected. Unbelievable! <BR/><BR/>Can you just imagine what this would mean for Canada if these guys had a small majority?<BR/><BR/>If you thought Gordon Campbell and his dictatorship out here in British Columbia has been bad, Harper and his Conservatives would make the Campbell regime look like saints.<BR/><BR/>Mind you, Gordon Campbell and Stephen Harper share the same ideology, deep integration with the United States.<BR/><BR/>God Help Us!!!!!!!!!!!kaybertosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188760151852608528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1141920989965831602006-03-09T08:16:00.000-08:002006-03-09T08:16:00.000-08:00The first comment to your article shows exactly wh...The first comment to your article shows exactly why it is dangerous to hold a debate on our troops in Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately we have MPs who would just see this as an opportunity to slag the US and paint the Harper government as their lackeys.<BR/><BR/>If we could somehow assure ourselves that our MPs would approach the debate in an honourable manner on its own merits rather than as an opportunity to simply attack the US I would agree that we should have the debate.<BR/><BR/>I don't however believe this will ever happen.<BR/><BR/>Too bad, we should be able to expect our MPs to act like adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1141859743974750982006-03-08T15:15:00.000-08:002006-03-08T15:15:00.000-08:00I spent a number of years moving Canadian army fol...I spent a number of years moving Canadian army folks to assorted peace keeping missions around the world. The folks, at that time, might be involved in one or two such things, in their career. Now it's almost continuous. back then the Blue Hat was well known and our fellow servicemen wore it with pride as the actually did "Peace Keeping".<BR/><BR/>Our forces are getting pretty small as can be seen by the numbers of Reservists working alongside of the career soldiers. Maybe the recruitment attempts arn't doing well when they hear guys like the present boss of the armed forces telling us to expect casualties as the troops go about killing the other side. That wasn't the intent of peace keeping. That's war making.<BR/><BR/>So Mr.Harper and Peter McKay should cool the rhetoric a bit or go do a tour with the women and men. The conservatives must begin to understand that they are a very small minority government so quit talking like they are second only to Bush as tough guys.<BR/><BR/>Nobody in the force is going to publically state they don't think they should be where they are<BR/>at, or they want to go home. One Seargent in the paper today mentioned being there for 7 weeks. Never outside the compound and wasn't about to volunteer to do so. He was being honest.<BR/>In my view, a debate by those elected folks should have occured well before our troops ended up, not seperating two sides at the two sides request, but shooting folks who have no qualms about ambushing some reserve officer in negotiations, with a axe. And if the decision was debated in the house, and still decided to stay there, let's get some equipment that doesn't seems prone to roll overs, and secondly maybe stop having photo ops in front of the same aircraft I flew in back in the mid 60's. The same ones bringing back the bodies now. <BR/><BR/>Everyone is stretched and getting tired. It isn't the job it started out to be so its' time for reasoned debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1141851272358117112006-03-08T12:54:00.000-08:002006-03-08T12:54:00.000-08:00The first post is a good example of the ideologica...The first post is a good example of the ideological babble we'll hear in parliament. Lots of anti-American grandstanding and that's about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1141845243235736112006-03-08T11:14:00.000-08:002006-03-08T11:14:00.000-08:00The northwards drift of Bushian neoconism ...Notic...The northwards drift of Bushian neoconism ...<BR/><BR/>Notice how similar the reactions of Harper and his foreign minister, Peter MacKay, are to those of Bush and his neocons? <BR/><BR/>• There is no need to debate the issue of Afghanistan.<BR/>• The military on the ground will determine what has to be done.<BR/>• “I have decided...”<BR/>• Just state your beliefs and forget about debating them or the issue, after all, you are the leader, aren’t you? And leaders lead, don’t they?<BR/><BR/>The scariest part is that one sees the steadfastness of a strong-willed person in the positions being taken by Harper, but just south of Canada the Americans are reeling from the many blunders committed by that all-hat-and-no-cattle fellow that “won” the election as their leader ...<BR/><BR/>Wonder if Canada is in for a period of pontifical infallibility, just like the Americans are experiencing? Signs are that is the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com