Our Role In Afghanistan Really About Ties With U.S.

I get what people are saying but isn't it more a political thing than a US thing? Don't the Liberals look stupid now, when an "illustrious" Liberal who was a major supporter of going to Afghanistan heads up this panel? Now the Liberals are now saying we shouldn't be there. Doesn't anyone else think that makes the Liberals look stupid & hypocritical?

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"George Bush has declared the war on terrorism to be the cause of his generation. The cause of Canadian sovereignty will be ours." - John Godfrey, MP for Don Va

Jim Miles article aptly titled “The Bully’s Unctuous Little Sidekick” is in fact a review of Linda McQuaid's book-Holding the Bully’s Coat – Canada and the U.S. Empire.<br />
This is a wonderfully refreshing examination of Canada’s role, current and historic, as supporter of and participant in the American Empire. Linda McQuaig makes accurate assessments of Canada’s current role in partnership with the United States and the ongoing development of this role historically. Unlike the regular media, she recognizes that Canada is subservient to the Americans in Afghanistan under the guise of a UN approved NATO force occupying that country. Quite clearly in her opening arguments she states that Canada’s current role has brought it “more into line with the U.S. Empire, even as Washington becomes a belligerent and lawless force in the world.”<br />
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The first chapter covers a series of mini-themes that exposes the American empire at the same time implicating Canada in its complicity with American actions. Familiar topics arise with Canada as they do with America abroad in the world: Canada’s recent implicit support of torture in Afghanistan by ‘rendering’ prisoners to Afghanis bases; military plans of attack,.... read full article at <a href="http://civillibertarian.blogspot.com/2007/05/bullys-unctuous-little-sidekick.html">http://civillibertarian.blogspot.com/2007/05/bullys-unctuous-little-sidekick.html</a>

"I get what people are saying but isn't it more a political thing than a US
thing?"

I'm not sure what you are asking here N Say?

As far as I'm concerned our foreign policy is a "US thing" and that has nothing
to
do with wether it is a Liberal government or a Concervative government in
office.
And they both are acting much much worse than "stupid" and "hypocritical". I
think the larger point in this article is that not one of these people on the
pannel are familiar with Afghanistan while all are familiar with the US.

What does that say to you?

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"The most sustainable product is the one you never bought in the first place."
Alex Steffan

Obviously ! This is how nation states work ...