Brison gives opponents flak re: Afghanistan Mission

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Brison gives opponents flak
TENILLE BONOGUORE

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

"TORONTO — Liberal leadership candidate Scott Brison has criticized some of his challengers for not supporting plans to prolong the Afghan mission, saying they should have sided with the government.

The Nova Scotia MP this month joined leadership front-runner Michael Ignatieff as the only other Liberal in favour of a Conservative government resolution extending the Afghan mission to 2009.

While calling the vote an irresponsible ploy to divide the House, Mr. Brison told The Globe and Mail's editorial board yesterday that his party colleagues should have risen above the politicking to address a higher issue.

"Two wrongs did not make a right. Those Liberal politicians who voted against Harper simply because he did something wrong are just as culpable," Mr. Brison said.

"I don't think Liberals ought to be seeking to differentiate themselves on a mission that we actually started. We initiated the Afghan mission. We did it for the right reasons. Those reasons have not changed.

"In Afghanistan, a premature withdrawal or a shaking of the coalition there could lead to another Taliban-led Afghanistan. It would be undoubtedly a centre of international terrorism again."

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1. Check out the Harper Wedgie!!! This is what they will use too. Along

with Afghanistan. They'll use.. all of Canada is going to loose its industrial base and Quebec will separate. Canada joining up with US dollar (while they are in the whole as importers for the next 100 years and our dollar goes to the sky as Oil Exporters) is the way out. That is an easy possibility. In a few years.. once we see how Canada's industrial base survives a higher dollar... we can make that choice. No need to panic or hurry. No reason why a deal would have to be done with *. Lot's of time. Alberta can charge WHATEVER for its oil and the rest of the country doesn't fall flat on its face.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2698115&mesg_id=2698115

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2. Canada could also go into deficite spending to lower our dollar.

Under the conservatives that would mean war. Under the Liberals.. probably kick ass schools and child care.