Good ol' Jack

Now I know where Jack Layton wants to get the troops for Lebanon from: Afghanistan.

Typically, he uses the great tactic of anti-americanism to bolster his arguement.

From the article:

"Why are we blindly following the defence policy prescriptions of the Bush administration?''

and

"Canadians want a foreign policy rooted in fact, not fear,'' he said.
"One that is uniquely independent, not ideologically imported. And one
that leads the world into peace, not follows the U.S. into wars.'"

Now, I maybe be wrong on this but I thought Afghanistan was NATO mission. And before that a UN mission. Unlike the Iraqi quagmire that Bush & Co. have gotten themselves into, the Afghani struggle was not unilaterally initiated. Jack is running around sprouting a modified version of history that suits his politics better, too bad it doesn't agree with reality.

For those interested in a soldiers view of the conflict, look for an interview the retiring RSM Jim Butters of 2(??) PPCLI did on Adler Online. I only heard the repeat of it this afternoon and haven't been able to find it on the net yet but I will post a link as soon as I find it.

For those of with family members and/or close friends serving over in Afghanistan, listening to Layton speak can drive you up the wall. One can only hope that his comments are not given too much weight by everyone else.

UPDATE:

Chris Selley at TartCider has a great take on this as well as Cam at The Natural Society.

Tags: Jack Layton, NDP, Afghanistan, PPCLI