Canada says to be in Afghanistan for years to come

[Minstrel Boy]

Canada says to be in Afghanistan for years to come

10 Apr 2006 19:07:26 GMT

OTTAWA, April 10 (Reuters) - Canadian troops will be in Afghanistan for years to come, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday.

"Our troops are already deployed in Afghanistan, have been deployed for some time and, as we know, will be there in some form in the next few years," the Conservative prime minister told Parliament.

He refused to accede to a request from the leftist New Democratic Party (NDP) to commit to a vote in Parliament on any extension of the Canadian troops' deployment beyond early 2007.

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NDP leader Jack Layton declared: "This government ran on a promise to Canadians that there would be a vote on deployment of our troops."

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10227596.htm

[LynnTheDem]

1. Fuck waiting the usual year...time for Harpo to go.

Time for a vote of no-con.

[Endangered Specie]

3. was your spelling of "no-con" intentional

nice pun if so :)

[LynnTheDem]

5. I thought it made a very nice two-fer.

:D

[tuvor]

2. Some "debate," huh?

While driving home today, I heard Harper say on the radio the words you quoted, and you could've knocked me over with a feather.

"as we know, will be there in some form in the next few years" What the fuck?!

I didn't know.

[Endangered Specie]

4. Wow, Harper *thinks* he'll be in power for "years to come"...

what do those Canadian Conservatives smoke?