If/when this school bombing gets certified Carny is going to look like a right fucking tool for his endorsement of Israel and its lapdog.
This is a much better worded statement from the NDP.
Unfortunately Carney is stuck in a harder position. The NDP is free to make statements like this because they have no real significance, but Carney is still trying to thread the needle with the Americans on various trade matters so he can't go straight to negative statements.
I don't like it, this is the first time I've found myself seriously disagreeing with something Carney said, but at the same time I can't really fault him too badly. Ultimately it's more important what governments do rather than what they say, so we'll see if Canada continues to stay firmly out of this one.
This. Diplomacy with an unhinged neighbour is taking steps to decouple, while giving trump the ego stroke he looks for.
Why bother trying to negotiate with the Americans? Iran was actively in peace talks with the US and Israel when this bombing happened. It further demonstrates that there's no point negotiating with trump, he's a bad faith negotiator
Agree. Why justify this type of incursion when we have literally been threatened?
If he can talk about the issues of American hegemony at Davos, he can hold true to that word in a statement like this.
Oh no, the U.S. is gonna negatively affect trade with us... as if Trump isn't literally out there threatening to abandon CUSMA, a deal that he made in his first term to replace NAFTA.
If their word never seems to matter, why should we hold ourselves to their standards?
He could have said nothing. It would have been cowardly, but slightly less so.
Yeah this is my thought too…like if you’re so scared that you can’t say what you think is right, fine…but keep your damn trap shut and quit licking boots.
Unless he actually believes in this...
He could have made a simple statement urging calm and restraint. No need to take sides.
Not with the isreal lobby pulling the world leaders strings. Could use Donald to attack Canada for not helping them, you've seen isreal lash out at those who don't support them.
I get it, but why not just bide his time rather than support an illegal action.
This part is really where Carney fucked up.
its nuclear program must be managed through the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
I've seen a lot of people defend Carney by saying the regime is bad and the problematic nuclear program. In a world of law and order no country should be allowed to singularly make decisions on how these things are handled or just bomb countries whenever they want.
Carney specifically naming America and applauding their actions shows his hypocrisy. Law and order is only a thing when they're used to benefit him.
Well that's succinctly put, I didnt really understand the gravity of Carneys action. By supporting Trump hes supporting the exact same thing his speech was supposedly calling out, US hegemony and a disregard for the international order, which makes it seem more like sloganeering to attempt to garner a majority than actual principle or good faith.
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