Layton Says US Elections a Wake Up Call for Tories

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Do you support Canadian Troops in Afghanistan where they are fighting to secure freedom and rights for the Afghan People.

I found this very insulting, I have always supported our Canadian Troops who are peace keepers. To infere otherwise gives on a good look at Shrub and his worship of the Bush.

Canada has never been a peacekeeping nation, we will engage in peacekeeping from time to time but that is not our main overall objective. We have been involved in combat mission's in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Korea, Europe, etc. In some cases peacekeeping has proven to be a failure [Rwanda]. The CF is in place to defend Canadian interests, at home and abroad.

If you hear any politician refer to our proud peacekeeping heritage, be reminded he is full of BS. While we have preformed admirably with the UN, we have done just as many roles with NATO, and have constantly shown that we have a well disciplined fighting force.

Who is Shrub?

Why is Shrub worshipping Bush?

Weird isn't it - guess we are not going to get an answer to that one.

As Peter Worthington said: As the nation pays homage to those who served and died in past wars and in peacekeeping missions since Suez, 1956, the anti-military crowd predictably turn out -- ostensibly to oppose war, but inadvertently to ignorantly denigrate all who wear their country's uniform.

Binyon's poem For the Fallen reads:

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning/ We will remember them. [/q]

I also think its despicable that Jack Layton and his followers would use the soldiers for their own political agenda.

[gerryhatrick]

I also think its despicable that Jack Layton and his followers would use the soldiers for their own political agenda.

How is Jack Layton using the soldiers? Is he threatening them with non-support, as Harper is continuously doing?

[Canadian Blue]

What are you talking about GH, I don't remember once the leader of the country threatning us with "non-support".

This might come as quite a shock to you, but check out army.ca under the Canadian politics section and you'll see how many soldiers view Jack Layton and the Liberals.

[Ricki Bobbi]

What are you talking about GH, I don't remember once the leader of the country threatning us with "non-support".

This might come as quite a shock to you, but check out army.ca under the Canadian politics section and you'll see how many soldiers view Jack Layton and the Liberals.

Good post. Regardless of what the left says there is still a majority of Canadians who support the mission.