POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN IN THE TORONTO STAR
Actually, it would be more accurate to say that reason won
the day.
Harper's position - a pathetic echo of vicious American
policy - was ridiculous.
There is not an ounce of proof that Syria has used chemical
weapons, although there is clear evidence that the rag-tag Free Syrian Army
used a small amount of Sarin nerve gas in a couple of instances.
How did they get that horrible stuff? Supplied either by
Israel or the US - both have stockpiles - to create an event excusing further
intrusion into the affairs of others. Likely it was sent via one of America’s
silent partners in Mideast mayhem, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.
Harper – in addition to his un-statesmanlike bullying of
Russia – simply lied when he said that only Russia was against intervention.
The Germans are also opposed, and others of the G-8 sit on the fence. Only the
cowardly post-Blair British government eagerly wags its tail every time America
looks their way.
Thank God, American efforts to create a "Gulf of
Tonkin" incident for Syria failed, but still its destructive, underhanded efforts,
and those of Israel with Turkish and Saudi cooperation, keep the Syrian people
in misery.
A dirty shame, just like our prime minister, who
incidentally also failed on trade talks with the EU.
