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| Envoy: Canada Not for Iraq Change |
| 2002-10-05 |
| Unlike the United States, Canada doesn't believe Saddam Hussein must be removed from power, Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham said Friday. "Canada's not in any way naive about Saddam Hussein," Graham told a news conference, but said changing the Iraqi regime is outside of the competence of the United Nations. But short of a world government, countries cannot accept "that if we don't like someone or we have problems with them, that it's legitimate to have a regime changed," he said. Actually, that's why countries used to fight wars. The UN was established to give countries a different way of interacting than warfare. If changing regimes in an inimical state isn't something the UN can do, then there's no reason to have it. Along the same lines, allies are nations who make common cause to achieve an objective. If the cause is no longer common, then they're no longer allies, are they? So, piss off, eh? The solution, Graham said, is for Saddam to give total access to inspectors who would destroy any weapons of mass destruction Iraq has. Good idea. We suggested that, in 1992, I think it was? Matter of fact, his response was "Good idea. Stop hitting me, please?" Then he ignored the agreement. So what are you gonna do now, Mr Hotshot Foreign Affairs Minister? Canada's defense ministry said Wednesday that no decision has been made on whether Canada would take part in any military action against Saddam but the armed forces would contribute if ordered to. Come if you want to, stay home if you want to. It doesn't seem very important, so we'd probably just as soon you stayed home. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |