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11-08-2006, 09:05 PM
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Hahahaha 
Sorry but I'm at RCMI doing planning for Friday's and Saturday's ceremonies... and some of the "happier" members here just did a rendition of 'Ding Dong The Witch is Dead' dedicated to Rummy... I almost don't have the heart to ruin their fun by telling them that Rummy's departure won't mean the end of partisan reps from the Pentagon...
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11-08-2006, 09:21 PM
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RA, I see some of what you're saying, the UN doesn't really need to stick up for the US. However, they take action that is not only not in our best interest, but often seriously opposed to it.
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11-08-2006, 09:32 PM
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So? Every country has that happen... including us UN-lovin' Canadians.
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11-08-2006, 10:25 PM
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RA, hmmmm, not so sure about that.
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11-08-2006, 11:55 PM
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Good riddance.
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11-27-2006, 06:35 PM
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And a “senior adviser” to Rumsfeld is leaving the Dept. of Defense for a think tank position:
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=76406
Excerpts from Brookings press release:
Peter W. Rodman, currently serving as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, will join the Brookings Institution as a senior fellow, Brookings President Strobe Talbott announced today. Rodman will be affiliated with the Foreign Policy Studies Program in the new year.
. . . Most recently, as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Rodman has been a senior adviser to the secretary of defense on the formulation and coordination of security strategy and policy with respect to most regions of the world, including Asia, the Middle East and Europe. . . .
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11-09-2006, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
RA, hmmmm, not so sure about that.
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Off the top I've my head I can think of the blocking of UN reforms 
But against Canadian interests? Blocking of peacekeeping missions, redirection of humanitarian aid, the "Northwest Passage" not be declared Canadian national waters, a couple of cases where the UN sided with Native Canadians against the government, fishing rights of the east coast (grand banks)... and of course a myriad of other multilateral iniatives - which given Canada's interest in multilateralism and international laws is against Canadian interests...
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11-09-2006, 01:29 AM
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I'd rather the US not avail themselves of UN "law." What peacekeeping missions were blocked that were in Canada's interest?
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