The breaking story today (March 27, 2003) was that a few Canadian troops
were fighting on the ground in Iraq. This, however, is only the tip of the
iceberg. The truth is that Canada stands as the third strongest contributor
to US forces in the Iraq war, after Britain and Australia.Isn’t it amazing how Canada can contribute so much to this war without even
being involved?On March 25, the US Ambassador to Canada, Paul Cellucci, told the Economic
Club in Toronto that he was “disappointed” that Canada failed to join in
the US-led war against Iraq. His was one of a huge chorus of voices
critiquing Canada for refusing to participate in the “Coalition of the
Willing.” (This was not the first time a US Ambassador to Canada meddled in
our affairs. See the note at the end of this email about the US-backed
regime change in Canada 40 years ago.)The most significant statement in Ambassador Cellucci’s speech was his
observation that Canada is currently giving more military support to the US
for its war against Iraq than most of the nations that are officially
supporting the war!
Feel free to read the rest of this article here.
More on this topic below:
For Canadian, serving in Iraq is a source of pride
My question: Why was this a “secret”?
I’ve known about this for quite some time, but took the opportunity to mention it now after having read this. Now, Canadian troops and I can’t be the only ones who know about this, right?
