Canadians betrayed by our own leader

[vrsmith]

You may have heard that Canada is not supporting the war in
Iraq. That is certainly not my position nor many, many other
Canadians. Hussein should have been swept away 12 years
ago and the intervening years have not made him into a better
person. Far from it. Look up Doctors without borders for some
horrific reports of gas attacks on Iraqi citizens. Look up
Hussein's son's treatment of Olympic atheletes and even
Saddam's treatment of his friends the day he took power.
Today, our paper had an article outlining some facts. Yes, the
Canadian Prime Minister doesn't support the war. He won't
support Hussein, though, and he wants the USA to win. On the
other hand, our opposition party called for a vote to support the
USA and the government blocked it.
The truth is that Canadians are involved and have no support
from the Canadian government. Our ships are in the Persian
Gulf escorting ships and are on guard to defend Alliance ships
from suicide boat attacks. Canadians are in the air with the
AWACS surveillance missions. Another small credit is that
Canada has stepped up support in Afghanistan which might
free up American troops.
You, my American friends, should hopefully realize that the
Canadian government doesn't support the war, but Canadians
do. Canadians are involved. Some of us think that the USA
is absolutely right. I think that the war is a horrible thing, but
that doing nothing is worse. Unfortunately, the official
Canadian position is one of non-involvement. Perhaps it is
because Prime Minister Jean Cretien is French first and
Canadian second.

Good luck to the troops and may I humbly apologise to the
United States of America for the poor choices made by the
Canadian government.