Re: Neutral not an option

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Posted by Toronto Sun Editorial on 11:47:19 2006/08/03

In Reply to: Re: Peter MacKay's brutal honesty. Neutrality a fantasy posted by National Post Editorial

The Toronto Sun gives its opinion of McDonough's despicable promotion of terrorist Hezbollah over democratic Israel.

The beauty of this whole ugly incident is that the NDP, and particularly McDonough, and some Liberals and Bloc MPs showed their true colours - let the blood spill if it buys votes.

If we ever wondered which branch of Socialism inspired Alexa McDonough, this incident has provided the answer - National Socialism.

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Get reviews of all the week's new flicks. --> --> Thu, August 3 / 06 editor@tor.sunpub.com Current Conditions Mostly cloudy 23 o C Full Forecast Home News Sports Photos Entertainment Comment Columnists Lifestyle Money Travel Find a Business Type Province AB BC MB NB NL NS NT NU ON PE QC SK YT Name City Find a Person Calendar Search '07 Catch Fishing Reward Yourself Summer Fun Golf Guide Summer Swimsuit Winter Swimsuit --> Dining Out Readers' Choice Ride For Cancer Niagara Falls On Campus Continuing Ed. Find Your Future Expert Advice Autonet Drive Jobboom Diverse City Promotions Contests Spring Car Care --> Golfers' Choice --> Auction Mania --> Readers' Choice --> Free Classifieds Classified Extra Jobboom Flirt Personals SUNshine Girl Lotteries Comics Crossword Horoscopes TV Listings Movie Listings Subscriptions Advertising News Research About Us Privacy Contact Us Buy Sun Photos Thu, August 3, 2006 EDITORIAL: 'Neutral' is not an option It's sad, and a tad ironic. As Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay calmly and steadfastly defended Canada's policy on the fighting in the Middle East this week, Opposition MPs made increasingly hysterical demands that he be more "neutral." By doing so, the NDP's Alexa McDonough et al. only reminded us how grateful we are that they aren't in charge. McDonough trotted out two sadly familiar lines of attack Tuesday: One, accusing MacKay and PM Stephen Harper of being in "lockstep" with "only" U.S. President George Bush (even though MacKay made it clear that Canada supports the call by the European Union and other countries for a sustainable ceasefire and an international force to make it work). And two, whining that by taking a pro-Israel/anti-Hezbollah stand, the Harper government has somehow turned its back on Canadian traditions and the public's desire that we not take sides. We'd like McDonough to explain just how a democracy like ours could not take a side here. As MacKay put it: "It's not a difficult choice between siding with a democratic state with an elected government ... or a group of cold-blooded killers. "There is a marked difference between a democratic country (Israel) defending the lives of its citizens and a terrorist army (Hezbollah) intent on death and destruction." 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"Neutral" sounds nice, and the fact is it's unlikely Canada will take any action like sending troops. We're also sending humanitarian aid to Lebanon and will continue to do anything we can to make the killing stop. All good. What MacKay had the courage to point out, however, is that we are not and cannot be neutral regarding Hezbollah -- designated a terrorist group by Canada since 2002. Nor can or should we downplay our ties to our democratic allies -- with whom we, under the Liberals, joined the war on terror -- the U.S., Britain and, yes, Israel (although we can criticize them). "Simply calling for a ceasefire doesn't make it happen," MacKay pointed out. "There has to be more than words." That's a reality of leadership that his political opponents -- who then went on to bicker for five hours over the wording of a resolution calling for a ceasefire -- will never understand. Next story: EDITORIAL: Predators are lurking everywhere Medieval Times - Book Now- click here! 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