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Contributor: Barretm82

Date: 2003-04-05 16:32:41


Hi RCGGILLIS,

Are you saying we should wait for mushroom clouds on our soil before we stop Saddam or his sons?

Do you think Saddam is nuts enough to pass WMD to a 3rd party? Would you trust Saddam with our lives?


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Cellucci Speech

Contributor: RCGGILLIS

Date: 2003-04-06 14:59:42


Barretm82,

Actually, I do agree wit the US/UK coalition of the willing. The point I was trying to make is that in the past, as noted by Escott Reid, Canada stood for something. We were able to make the tough moral decisions that were required of us. We stood along side our NATO allies and worked with the US in NORAD to ensure that we were safe. It was then they were worked in the multilateral environment under Pearson to establish peacekeeping efforts around the world.

I think Canada should be involved in the war on Iraq. The Iraqi people are the ones having their rights violated by their own government. I think we as Canadians know that the regime of Saddam is wrong, and thus we should be standing up against him, irrespective of the UN. I think I have articulated my position better then in the above post if you care to read them.

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Contributor: Barretm82

Date: 2003-04-06 17:19:23


Thanks for clearing that up. :)
Yeah, sometimes we miss things when we read too quickly. oops... :)

Good to see you on the forum.

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