This was too good to not post - Rick Mercer rant

[laundry_queen]

Spot on. I especially feel like it needs to be repeated after watching all the ceremonies and seeing the politicians make their appearances.

[Scuba]

1. Kick.

[mountain grammy]

2. "We stand for nothing"

[Enthusiast]

3. Right on!

I love it.

[merrily]

4. I agree with him about the benefits, but who were Canadians in Afghanistan defending Canada against?

"We ask them to defend us."

I don't think it's healthy or honest to pretend that military action is always about defense.

[laundry_queen]

8. We could've left sooner IMO

But if you remember what happened to get us there, it's not surprising we ended up there. I don't think, at the time, there was any way out of participating without fully alienating the US. At the time, most people saw it as defending ourselves against terrorism. Of course that's not how it ended up but it doesn't diminish what Rick Mercer said.

[interspan]

5. hypocrisy personified

typical bullying practices by our wimpy self serving politicans

[In_The_Wind]

6. Hello ~ interspan

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[gopiscrap]

7. welcome to DU

[laundry_queen]

9. Yep. Welcome to DU! nt