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You can't be serious, Mr Carney

A letter from World Beyond War, Just Peace Advocates, Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, Canadian BDS Coalition. Slightly adapted. 

Dear Prime Minister Carney,

How could you possibly suggest formally dispatching Canadian troops to assist Trump and Netanyahu’s completely illegal aggression?

A recent Angus-Reid poll shows that 70% of Liberal party supporters *oppose* this war.

The US and Israel have already killed over 1200 Iranians. They’ve been committing a horrific massacre everyday. On Wednesday US War Secretary Pete Hegseth bragged about killing 100 Iranians by blowing up a defenseless, ammunition-less Iranian navy vessel taking part in a ceremonial exercise far away in the Indian Ocean.

In Lebanon – which Israel has no reason to pick a fight with -- Israel has killed more than 100 and demanded half a million evacuate their homes. Israel is ramping up its bombings in the country and ground invasion.

Even musing about Canada formally dispatching troops boosts the warmongers in Washington and Tel Aviv. These maniacs need to be stopped not encouraged.

Your government should look to Spain. The Spanish government has clearly condemned the aggression and stopped US forces from using their bases in the country to kill more Iranians.

Canada should unequivocally condemn the US/Israeli aggression. Additionally, all Canadian soldiers working with the US in the region should be removed and any Canadian military assistance for the war effort through NORAD or other US commands should be halted.

Mr. Carney, you must shut down any thought of dispatching Canadian troops to assist in this horrific war!

Every day, your decisions and statements cast a serious credibility problem on your claim to have "values." Canadians did not elect you to become a warmonger and climate destroyer.

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