I’m implying that if these parties were competitive with the top runners, were lobbied and bribed equally as the they are, they too wouldn’t be in as much of a hurry to leave, is all; basically they can all be bought and sold if the price is right.

The title “Taliban Jack” came from the lunacy of the right simply because Layton, simply suggests more dialogue is needed with all sides, including with the Taliban if need be.

I would be happy too if we didn’t extend our stay in Afghanistan, but I also know, especially with Steve and a Great Depression looming, war is big business and a major employer, with powerful lobbyists and corporations who line politicians’ pockets. No way that war was going to end without some other military mission.
http://www.truth-out.org/robert-reich-americas-biggest-jobs-program-is-us-military62313

True, the above article is American, but it happens in Canada too; I would bet my next paychecque on that.

The point, though, as pointed out by Margolis and others, is that Bush has never been able to produce evidence substatiating his claim that BL/AQ were directly involved, a rather important point if one was goint to justify leading a coalition of countries to invade another sovereign nation, don’t you think? This was despite Colin Powell being asked to do so at the UN.

Unlike the Cons and the Libs, both the NDP and the BQ have been quite consistently against the Afgha. war, earning Layton the label Taliban Jack remember? I would be very surprised if they would support extending the war to send jobs to Quebec, as you seem to be implying.

I cannot comment about whether we would have been in the Congo or not, I am just happy if we do not extend our stay in Afgha.

Sadly, it looks like Harper, with the help of the Libs., is now going to prolong our stay there.

Are you really surprised? Petey MacKay has been flapping his gums about it since last year. Please remember Steve’s game, he has his MPs flap their gums on any given unpopular issue to test the waters; see the reaction; polls, etc.

War is big business. The whole defense industry has major lobbyists who I’m sure are courting both parties. Quite honestly, if the NDP were more competitive or if these corporations offered to send many jobs to Quebec, Both the NDP and Bloc would also be on side. That’s how things work here; a smaller scale US Congress.

My husband and I know someone who works for the military. He told us not even a year ago that if Canada did pull out of Afghanistan, we would be going to the Congo. Further evidence we’re becoming more like the US; never happy unless we’re fighting with some other nation.

If Margolis is right, the real “axis of evil” may actually be Bush-Blair-Harper, as Bush had apparently never been able to produce any credible evidence that Bin Laden/AQ was responsible for 911 to justify the original attack on the Taliban. lol.

Sadly, it looks like Harper, with the help of the Libs., is now going to prolong our stay there.