Totters Kill Cdn Troops

A Totter commenter, has inspired me to engage in some public education about how TOT has Canadian soldiers' blood on its hands, like all parties, re. their complicity in extending Afghan mission by voting with Cons, against Bloc & Libs, in 2007. It seems necessary, as chap may be representative of general ignorance (though Totters are zombies, so what should I have expected?) My position has been consistent. Not others. It's a sad day when a Liberal has to educate Totters about their own party, but there you are, that's Totter zombies for you. So I repeat:

TOT no longer favours withdrawal from NATO, as it once did (though Broadbent said that was BS and he never believed in it himself, and only kept it on the books to keep crazies happy). NATO members are required to give 6 month MINIMUM notice of withdrawal. At time of vote, the earliest the mission could have been effectively ended, given the Govt of Canada commitment, with support of HoC, however misguided, was Feb 2009. Unless Canada was to simply withdraw "immediately", however impossible that was in fact, logistically, and were the Govt of Canada to do so, it would have quit NATO. So even under the "immediate withdrawal" BS argument, it would have required a Govt that was willing to quit NATO, which, as I repeat, is not TOT position nowadays. And TOT was not about to become Govt. And even in the most optimistic scenario you can imagine, an immediate election, somehow, which is two months, and then new government in place, and in effect, a withdrawal ASAP, which would really have taken more than six months, one still ends very close to Feb 2009, if not Feb 2009. Unless TOT could a) form government, and b) willing to lead Canada out of NATO, on the spot, the former impossible, the latter contrary to current TOT doctrine.

And what irritates me about having to write this is that I know, for a fact, like everyone who was paying attention, that TOT caucus was divided on question, many wanted to be responsible and vote with Bloc & Libs to stop mission in 2009. But leadership and others put Cdn lives behind their perceived political interest in trying to differentiate themselves from Libs, always their overriding obsession. And so every death after Feb 2009 is as much on TOT hands as anyone's.

I have criticised the Libs all the way through. But for a brief moment, when Dion had most control over his caucus, he was able to whip them to support a Feb 2009 withdrawal. And Bloc agreed. And TOT voted with Cons, and condemned our soldiers to death, post Feb 2009. And their supporters seem incapable of coming to terms with this knavery. But they did, it's right there, and every clued-in Canadian knew it then and knows it now.

Every TOT insider knows this. That's why they mumble and shuffle their feet and run away when you try to pin them down on it. It was absolutely shameful, like all the parties' behaviour. But if you are incapable of coming to terms with this, if you are so partisan that you can't bring yourself to criticise your own party, even in matters of life and death, then there's really no point in trying to converse with you, since you too are a Totter zombie. You are too emotionally invested in the TOT to be capable of decent discourse. But ask yourself, why did Bloc vote in favour? Did they love Dion? The Libs? Are they evil triangulating war-mongers? Don't be such a fool. Wake and smell the coffee. TOT, like all parties, has blood on its hands. And for what? Domestic political considerations. Sick.

If, after having been confronted with this info, and links, anti-war Totters still won't criticise TOT, and stick to blind partisanship, then I have to admit I'll probably delete their comments, as they won't be worth the time spent in response. Pity.

And remember, I have been consistent in my position, and criticised Libs. Can Totters say the same about their own behaviour, re. their party? So far, I have only further confirmation that they are all zombies.