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Originally posted by pritchke:
Canada is one countries that could belong to the 15 willing but want to remain anonymous.
Chrétien is a slimy creature with less backbone than a jellyfish. He's taking the stance against the war strictly because the polls tell him that's what most Canadians want. The truth is, we couldn't send any troops anyway, we've committed all that we've got already.
Meanwhile, the Canadian ships in the Persian gulf "will continue to provide support and escort to American and British warships bound for the war on Iraq". In other words, we'll do everything we are capable of to support the war on Iraq. Except come out and say so, because that might cost the Liberals some votes.
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Actually, I thought this was the one time that Chretien is actually showing a backbone. He declared that if the UN decided that war was the only option, he would support the action, but didn't want to defy the UN. A bit of a moot point, now.
The fact that Chretien still shows respect for the UN is in no way related to votes. I for one, am quite happy to see him take this stand, as I thought he would join with the US at the drop of a hat.
The interesting thing that some of you point out is how many countries are backing the US, however many countries are not backing the US. Just because their nations leader backs the actions of the Bush administration, doesn't mean the country as a whole does. I think you'll find (although I'm not positive, and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong) that most citizens outside of the US, don't support their governments actions in conducting a pre-emptive strike.