Harper visits the troops
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The cynic in me says that he needs the positive media coverage.
What I was surprised at was that Bush's visit at the beginning of March was his first to the country. Blair was in Afghanistan in January of 2002 and Chretien was there in October of 2003.
What I was surprised at was that Bush's visit at the beginning of March was his first to the country. Blair was in Afghanistan in January of 2002 and Chretien was there in October of 2003.
Harper to Afghanistan?
Friday, February 17, 2006
Partisanship aside, I think it would be a great political move for Harper to show up in Kandahar. Images of Harper with our troops, demonstrating our resolve would surely make for good press(I can hear Don Cherry now). Harper would solidify himself as strong leader, with practical application. The Conservative strategists proved masters at propaganda during the campaign, I can see how this opportunity is attractive for their purposes.
http://farnwide.blogspot.com/2006/02/harper-to-afghanistan.html
Friday, February 17, 2006
Partisanship aside, I think it would be a great political move for Harper to show up in Kandahar. Images of Harper with our troops, demonstrating our resolve would surely make for good press(I can hear Don Cherry now). Harper would solidify himself as strong leader, with practical application. The Conservative strategists proved masters at propaganda during the campaign, I can see how this opportunity is attractive for their purposes.
http://farnwide.blogspot.com/2006/02/harper-to-afghanistan.html
For the record, I didn't vote for the Conservatives but I really don't have any great fears about Stephen Harper. I actually find him rather refreshing in the way he doesn't put on airs and seems comfortable in his own inherent blandness. Just look at him in his regular guy attire - no camouflage flak jacket like that idiot Bush; just his own regular suburban guy apparel. It's nice to see him lending support to the troops in a quiet, understated way instead of the Bush approach of making out he's there fighting alongside them by symbolically wearing the soldier duds, which is such reprehensible bullshit. I applaud Stephen Harper for doing it his way.
I'm guessing he was too busy fighting for his career. Harper knows that A) Parliament isn't starting until April and B) that there isn't going to be an election anytime soon; barring something major.21pro said:
Chretien and Blair did the same thing. They just walked around in their suits, surrounded by JTF2 and SAS soliders respectively of course. It was kind of funny I remember seeing seperate picture of Blair and Chretien walking around in the desert in their suits and dress shoes and they were all dusty.BeaverCleaver said:
I suppose if you consider this a war. War usually means a conflict over a defined period of time against a defined enemy. Considering the fact that this war on terrorism is so nebulous and most experts agree that it'll take a decade or two to adtually see any measurable results, never mind victory which will never be achievable, I'd say we're in a time of a new status quo, a paradigm shift.danmand said:
