I see that Harper is once again lying about how Canadian opposition to the war is related to war casualties. This is simply false. Canadians have opposed the war regardless of the casualty rates, but our media still allow Harper to misrepresent public opinion without any challenge.
See
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080407.wharper07/BNStory/Afghanistan/homeThis reminds me of a statement in Eric Margolis' column last weekend about French views on the Afghanistan war. He wrote:
Most parliamentarians agreed that France's military contribution to the little Afghan War was more about pleasing Washington than "waging war on terrorism." French politicians and public have a much clearer view of Afghanistan, thanks to more honest, balanced reporting from their media which is free of the North America media's ceaseless flag-waving. They understand that oil is a primary reason for the Afghan War.
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Margolis_Eric/2008/04/06/5208206-sun.php
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