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“Military intervention is not the only tool at Canada’s disposal and Iraq is not the only place where violence is committed. In Congo: 15 years of slaughter, 5 million deaths. But the Prime Minister has never considered military intervention in Congo. Why? Why is military action supposedly our only choice in Iraq, and not even considered elsewhere? ISIS has thrived in Iraq and Syria precisely because those countries lack stable, well-functioning governments capable of maintaining peace and security within their own borders. Canada’s first contribution should be to use every diplomatic, humanitarian, and financial resource at our disposal to respond to the overwhelming human tragedy unfolding on the ground and to strengthen political institutions in both those countries…. The tragedy in Iraq and Syria will not end with another Western-led invasion in that region. It will end by helping the people of Iraq and Syria to build the political, institutional, and security capabilities they need to oppose these threats themselves.”
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 23:05:14 +0000

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