tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723558126615262653.post5252879115354009073..comments2023-11-03T06:53:20.940-04:00Comments on Liberal Video Depot: Ignatieff on AfghanistanOld School Liberalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05496580796754132965noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723558126615262653.post-482372525238499182009-08-21T12:18:23.154-04:002009-08-21T12:18:23.154-04:00"We don't go in unless the UN asks us.&qu..."We don't go in unless the UN asks us."<br /><br />Where was this principle in 2003, when Ignatieff was calling for the illegal invasion of Iraq?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948813957907216580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723558126615262653.post-18930447362441580322009-08-21T10:44:00.141-04:002009-08-21T10:44:00.141-04:00hmmm. I would have thought you had a problem with ...hmmm. I would have thought you had a problem with what happened in Rwanda and what the Taliban are doing to Afghanis, women and children in particular. I guess not. Surprising from a so-called "progressive".<br /><br />Personally, I think we should do whatever we can to prevent genocide and creating real and genuine peace, not just a bandaid, most especially in the places where it is most difficult. I guess maybe some don't think that is a "progressive" point of view any more.<br /><br />Bandaids work and have their purpose. But sometimes you need to stitch the wounds so the cuts can heal.Old School Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05496580796754132965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723558126615262653.post-71389456787517605302009-08-21T09:47:17.557-04:002009-08-21T09:47:17.557-04:00Maybe Mike can tell us of a genuine Canadian peace...Maybe Mike can tell us of a genuine Canadian peacekeeping mission where we didn't go in armed? Rwanda was a UN mission headed by a Canadian general but it was hardly a Canadian peacekeeping mission. Think Cyprus, think Bosnia. Peacekeepers, however, are not peace makers, a very important distinction apparently lost on Mr. Ignatieff.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com