I think the main thing is that you stand by your allies, through thick and thin, like you would a family member or a friend, through right and wrong, you stand by them.
Give me a break, this is ridiculous. We only knew that Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction when the U.S. went in and found out. They tricked everyone, Harper was right, the weapons inspecters DID fail to disarm the weapons. There weren't any weapons? No one know that at the time, what were people supposed to do, just kick their feet up as the weapons inspecters were denied access to certain areas? That's not suspicious at all.
Wow, you have a very short memory! Or you have been deeply uninformed in 2003... Saddam Hussein was giving an easy access to the medias and to the inspectors in every places where the Pentagone thought there was weapons of mass destruction. Almost every other country were skeptical about WMDs in Irak, and you should remember that this is the reason why the traditionnal allies (Canada, France, Germany and so many others) refused to invade Iraq alongside the USA.
At this time, only the CIA, based on falsified informations, thought there was WMDs in Iraq. But of course, the Washington propaganda machine was giving it great credit, and all the medias in USA just swallowed it all and repeated it without questionning it. That was a very dark page of the american history, and sadly, the Canadian Conservative Party decided at this moment to be part of it and to support one of the biggest mistake that has ever been done in the american foreign affairs history.
Please show the evidence that Saddam Hussein was being so open about the weapons inspections process and that inspectors were not denied access to anything. Not denied access to anything? This is a man who used chemical weapons on his own people. I was mainly reading the Edmonton Journal at the time, (leading up to their invasion) so my views on it would have largely been shaped by that newspaper, and a bit of CBC and CTV. I highly doubt I am very misinformed, please show me evidence.
Yea chemical weapons that were given to him by the united states government for his aggresion on khomeini's Iran. And you are saying that WE shouldve gone along and lost 100s of our soldiers to fix this? I like the Americans but we shouldnt participate in cleaning up THEIR mess.
@scotttowell The whole world pretty much believe iraq had weapons of mass destruction, don't blame harper for beliving in something most of the world did.
I knew he didn't have any goddamn weapons. I was holding a sign in the protests of 2003 saying so. Outside of the noise of the medias beating wardrums, there were credible sources suggesting Saddams WMD stockpiles were severely hyped up as an excuse for a war the Americans were determined to fight regardless.
@12v45g In 1995, the UN Security Council was presented with more than 10,000 pages of documentary evidence that showed that Iraq had dismantled it's WMD's and the facilities used to manufacture them. The U.S. and Britain destroyed the evidence in order that they might continue their illegal actions against Iraq. The sanctions should have been lifted but were extended. The "no-fly zones" (a violation of international law) and bombing of Iraqi civilians (war crimes) also continued. Continues,...
@FatFred2U In 1997, the Chief Weapons Inspector, David S. Ritter (a decorated ex-Marine and Gulf War Veteran) reported that the Iraqi authorities had ofered no meaningful resistance to the inspection process an that their military was 98% disarmed. Several months later Iraqi authorities arrested one of the Weapons Inspectors and charged him with espionage. The U.S.-appointed Head of the UN Weapons Inspections Agency ordered the inspectors out of Iraq (the Iraqis did not "kick" them out). Cont.,
@FatFred2U Once the inspectors were safely removed from Iraq, the U.S. and U.K. began a three day bombing campaign against Iraqi civilians and civilian infrastructure. This action was not sanctione by the U.N. and amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Nonetheless, the Iraqis agreed the inspections could resume on the condition that the Americans admit they had planted spies amongst the weapon inspection teams. Cont.,
@FatFred2U When journalists discovered the captured American Inspector's true identity, the U.S. Government quickly tried to save face by admitting this man was a Colonel in the U.S. Army Intelligence Branch ( a spy, in other words). This incident resulted in the deaths of more than 30,000 Iraqi civilians. The illegal sanctions and illegal "no-fly zones" remained, and other bombing of Iraqi civilians would follow. Cont.,
@FatFred2U Since 1947, more than 50 U.N. resolutions have been passed against the outlaw state of Israel (the number would be tripled if the U.S. did not abuse it Security Council veto). Israel has not complied with even one of these resolutions. Where are the sanction? Where are the "no-fly zones"? Where is the U.N. backed military action to force compliance? Israel is the Mid-East's original and only Terrorist State. The U.N. and especially the U.S. are complicit in Israel's crimes.
@FatFred2U Why can't people in israel just live side by side? why do the homas or whatever they are called keep firing rockets in israel? if they stop doing that then israel will stop attacking back. Let build houses and buildings, whats the big deal? Israel is a country and they're allowed to build on their own land.
@sutton123454 You are hopelessly naive. The houses and buildings Israel builds are built on stolen land. It's a violation of international lawn, an act of terrorism and the best proof that Israel is not interested in peace with the Palestinians. Further, those Israeli houses are built upon land that had been used for thousands of years for Palestinian homes, farms and businesses. Get it,... it's not their land! Palestinians are defending themselves against Israeli crimes.
@FatFred2U By the way, Christians, Muslims and Jews co-existed, peacefully, in Palestine for over 800 years. The invasion and occupation of Palestine by Zionist Jews changed that. If religious zealots invaded your country (Canada?) with the intention of destroying everything you had built over 3000 years, and wiping your peoples' existence from the pages of history, would you stand by,... singing, "Give Peace A Chance"?
The Palestinians have the right, and a duty, to fight back!
Harper replaced Hillier with Walter Natynczyk, because "he liked him".
Sigh. Last year, Natynczyk was presented with a Meritorious Service Cross by Governor General Michaele Jean. From January 2004 to January 2005, Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk displayed praiseworthy "leadership and professionalism, while deployed as Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom", according to the April 25, 2006 press release from the Governor General's office.
Natynczyk and the Multi-National Corps supported Operations Vigilant Resolve and Phantom Fury, which destroyed the main hospital, 65 mosques, 60 schools, vital public buildings and infrastructure, and most homes (36,000 out of 50,000) in Fallujah. Arguments continue about the huge number of civilians killed, but most of us call the November 2004 rampage of slaughter and destruction in Fallujah a war crime.
This was and still is Harper's most disgusting act ever.
The invasion was a war crime then, and now, and he wanted to participate in a violation of international law. An inexcusable position.
What would we say if it came out that Stephen Dion wanted to commit murder some years ago? He would driven out of politics. Harper essentially did worse, he wanted to participate in the world highest crime, aggression.
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Whatever man Canada is trying to help a country in need man who are you to judge people you don't even know him or bush she shut your damn mouth and get a life man thats what soilders do man they fight they know very well what there gettin them selfs into what were doing is a good thing
I KNOW! wat is wrong with them..i think they simply have no freakin clue of whats going on! Hopefully he only gets a minority government...ANYONE BUT HARPER PLZ!
I think the main thing is that you stand by your allies, through thick and thin, like you would a family member or a friend, through right and wrong, you stand by them.
sutton123454 2 months ago
Bush is gone, now it Harpers time, that ugly rat bastard peice of shit that he is.
ufcpride101 1 year ago
Fuck harper, we seriously need a leader will balls to stand up for Canadians and lead our country, not follow our neighbours like spinless bitches.
ufcpride101 1 year ago
Harper is right. Iraq war is justice. Support from a chinese.
jaimephysique 1 year ago
God fucking titty fuck damnit!!!!
the Liberals were the ones who put Canada in Afghanistan....
jesus christ....
CanadianFreestyle1 2 years ago
Iraq is the 2nd biggest blunder inAmerican history
the first was attacking Canada in 1812
dave777blaster 2 years ago
Harper is a warmonger
and should be dumped
he does not represent Canadian values .
his party is not to be trusted .
The Americans lied us into this war and god bless Cretien for keeping us out of Iraq when Harper was warmongering to get us into Iraq.
dave777blaster 2 years ago
Give me a break, this is ridiculous. We only knew that Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction when the U.S. went in and found out. They tricked everyone, Harper was right, the weapons inspecters DID fail to disarm the weapons. There weren't any weapons? No one know that at the time, what were people supposed to do, just kick their feet up as the weapons inspecters were denied access to certain areas? That's not suspicious at all.
12v45g 2 years ago
Wow, you have a very short memory! Or you have been deeply uninformed in 2003... Saddam Hussein was giving an easy access to the medias and to the inspectors in every places where the Pentagone thought there was weapons of mass destruction. Almost every other country were skeptical about WMDs in Irak, and you should remember that this is the reason why the traditionnal allies (Canada, France, Germany and so many others) refused to invade Iraq alongside the USA.
scotttowell 2 years ago
At this time, only the CIA, based on falsified informations, thought there was WMDs in Iraq. But of course, the Washington propaganda machine was giving it great credit, and all the medias in USA just swallowed it all and repeated it without questionning it. That was a very dark page of the american history, and sadly, the Canadian Conservative Party decided at this moment to be part of it and to support one of the biggest mistake that has ever been done in the american foreign affairs history.
scotttowell 2 years ago
Please show the evidence that Saddam Hussein was being so open about the weapons inspections process and that inspectors were not denied access to anything. Not denied access to anything? This is a man who used chemical weapons on his own people. I was mainly reading the Edmonton Journal at the time, (leading up to their invasion) so my views on it would have largely been shaped by that newspaper, and a bit of CBC and CTV. I highly doubt I am very misinformed, please show me evidence.
12v45g 2 years ago
Yea chemical weapons that were given to him by the united states government for his aggresion on khomeini's Iran. And you are saying that WE shouldve gone along and lost 100s of our soldiers to fix this? I like the Americans but we shouldnt participate in cleaning up THEIR mess.
TheProgressistViewer 2 years ago
@scotttowell The whole world pretty much believe iraq had weapons of mass destruction, don't blame harper for beliving in something most of the world did.
sutton123454 2 months ago
I knew he didn't have any goddamn weapons. I was holding a sign in the protests of 2003 saying so. Outside of the noise of the medias beating wardrums, there were credible sources suggesting Saddams WMD stockpiles were severely hyped up as an excuse for a war the Americans were determined to fight regardless.
Arrowhead2k1 2 years ago
do you live in a bubble 12v45g or are you just plain crazy.
The UN weapons inspectors did a very complete and thorough job
The Americans lied to start the war
dave777blaster 2 years ago
@12v45g In 1995, the UN Security Council was presented with more than 10,000 pages of documentary evidence that showed that Iraq had dismantled it's WMD's and the facilities used to manufacture them. The U.S. and Britain destroyed the evidence in order that they might continue their illegal actions against Iraq. The sanctions should have been lifted but were extended. The "no-fly zones" (a violation of international law) and bombing of Iraqi civilians (war crimes) also continued. Continues,...
FatFred2U 1 year ago
@FatFred2U In 1997, the Chief Weapons Inspector, David S. Ritter (a decorated ex-Marine and Gulf War Veteran) reported that the Iraqi authorities had ofered no meaningful resistance to the inspection process an that their military was 98% disarmed. Several months later Iraqi authorities arrested one of the Weapons Inspectors and charged him with espionage. The U.S.-appointed Head of the UN Weapons Inspections Agency ordered the inspectors out of Iraq (the Iraqis did not "kick" them out). Cont.,
FatFred2U 1 year ago
@FatFred2U Once the inspectors were safely removed from Iraq, the U.S. and U.K. began a three day bombing campaign against Iraqi civilians and civilian infrastructure. This action was not sanctione by the U.N. and amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Nonetheless, the Iraqis agreed the inspections could resume on the condition that the Americans admit they had planted spies amongst the weapon inspection teams. Cont.,
FatFred2U 1 year ago
@FatFred2U When journalists discovered the captured American Inspector's true identity, the U.S. Government quickly tried to save face by admitting this man was a Colonel in the U.S. Army Intelligence Branch ( a spy, in other words). This incident resulted in the deaths of more than 30,000 Iraqi civilians. The illegal sanctions and illegal "no-fly zones" remained, and other bombing of Iraqi civilians would follow. Cont.,
FatFred2U 1 year ago
@FatFred2U Since 1947, more than 50 U.N. resolutions have been passed against the outlaw state of Israel (the number would be tripled if the U.S. did not abuse it Security Council veto). Israel has not complied with even one of these resolutions. Where are the sanction? Where are the "no-fly zones"? Where is the U.N. backed military action to force compliance? Israel is the Mid-East's original and only Terrorist State. The U.N. and especially the U.S. are complicit in Israel's crimes.
FatFred2U 1 year ago
@FatFred2U Why can't people in israel just live side by side? why do the homas or whatever they are called keep firing rockets in israel? if they stop doing that then israel will stop attacking back. Let build houses and buildings, whats the big deal? Israel is a country and they're allowed to build on their own land.
sutton123454 2 months ago
@sutton123454 You are hopelessly naive. The houses and buildings Israel builds are built on stolen land. It's a violation of international lawn, an act of terrorism and the best proof that Israel is not interested in peace with the Palestinians. Further, those Israeli houses are built upon land that had been used for thousands of years for Palestinian homes, farms and businesses. Get it,... it's not their land! Palestinians are defending themselves against Israeli crimes.
FatFred2U 2 months ago
@FatFred2U By the way, Christians, Muslims and Jews co-existed, peacefully, in Palestine for over 800 years. The invasion and occupation of Palestine by Zionist Jews changed that. If religious zealots invaded your country (Canada?) with the intention of destroying everything you had built over 3000 years, and wiping your peoples' existence from the pages of history, would you stand by,... singing, "Give Peace A Chance"?
The Palestinians have the right, and a duty, to fight back!
FatFred2U 2 months ago
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AntiJabha 3 years ago
Harper replaced Hillier with Walter Natynczyk, because "he liked him".
Sigh. Last year, Natynczyk was presented with a Meritorious Service Cross by Governor General Michaele Jean. From January 2004 to January 2005, Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk displayed praiseworthy "leadership and professionalism, while deployed as Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom", according to the April 25, 2006 press release from the Governor General's office.
margot980 3 years ago
Natynczyk and the Multi-National Corps supported Operations Vigilant Resolve and Phantom Fury, which destroyed the main hospital, 65 mosques, 60 schools, vital public buildings and infrastructure, and most homes (36,000 out of 50,000) in Fallujah. Arguments continue about the huge number of civilians killed, but most of us call the November 2004 rampage of slaughter and destruction in Fallujah a war crime.
margot980 3 years ago
This was and still is Harper's most disgusting act ever.
The invasion was a war crime then, and now, and he wanted to participate in a violation of international law. An inexcusable position.
What would we say if it came out that Stephen Dion wanted to commit murder some years ago? He would driven out of politics. Harper essentially did worse, he wanted to participate in the world highest crime, aggression.
Anyone supporting him needs a head check.
FdotMagnificence 3 years ago
We're gonna git a majority this time. Too bad lefties.
RUEZ69 3 years ago
so much for that
12sdfa3 3 years ago
Oh yeah.
Congrats on that majority!
themutt2 3 years ago
LOL I guess we'll just have to be happy with the Conservatives forming the government again. Oh well. Too bad lefties.
RUEZ69 3 years ago
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Whatever man Canada is trying to help a country in need man who are you to judge people you don't even know him or bush she shut your damn mouth and get a life man thats what soilders do man they fight they know very well what there gettin them selfs into what were doing is a good thing
AaronDrake22 3 years ago
You are a sane and unemotional person, I commend you.
12v45g 2 years ago
i'm in vancouver and my districts mp is libby davies and she's won 3 consecutive times and i hope she wins a 4th
quietAtheist20 3 years ago
For god sake with need to convince people from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and BC, not to vote for him ! Whole Canada will lose !
slickbnx 3 years ago 3
I KNOW! wat is wrong with them..i think they simply have no freakin clue of whats going on! Hopefully he only gets a minority government...ANYONE BUT HARPER PLZ!
ggty89 3 years ago
Harper is Bush-lite. We can not let this man gain a majority in Canada.
d991 3 years ago 2
Very good. Thank you. And may I say, this is one person who will NOT be voting for Harper.
gtan42 3 years ago 3
Please show this video to everyone you know!
scotttowell 3 years ago