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Does he think Canadians are stupid?

Thanks to Just Peace Advocates for this letter template. I changed the final paragraph, however. Worrying about Canadian soldiers possibly being harmed by helping out the USA is *not* good enough. Canada should not be anywhere near this totally illegal war. 

Spain showed the way. Just say no. 

What happened to middle powers pushing back against dominant superpowers? 

Dear Defence Minister McGuinty,

Contrary to the will of the electorate, the Prime Minister has shamefully maintained he “supports” the US/Israeli aggression against Iran. But, Mark Carney also claimed Canada was not participating directly in the war and “not party to the military buildup or planning.”

This appears untrue. Does he think Canadians are stupid? According to the CBC article “Canadian military members likely involved in planning U.S. strikes on Iran, retired general says”, Canadians forces have assisted the US/Israeli aggression. A Canadian military website says there are “approximately 18 CAF members deployed” to “support a variety of United States headquarters” in Qatar, Jordan and Bahrain. 

Soldiers deployed at Canada’s base in Kuwait may also be assisting the US/Israeli aggression and through NORAD dozens of Canadians have likely provided intelligence assistance for the war.

Canadians must not contribute to Trump's completely illegal and unjustifiable war on Iran. This will materially make life worse for almost everyone in the world, from those experiencing the bombing, to those all over the world experiencing price shocks, to everyone who will suffer from accelerating climate change from all this destruction. 

Why is Mr Carney helping Trump in his project of trying to bring about the end of humanity as quickly as possible? What happened to “values”? We thought he was going to fight *for* Canadians, not make Canadians fight. 

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