Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Obliteration vs. contemplation: why Syria is not Libya

This is a great mystery for we R2P fans who had hoped that the Canadian busybody initiative "Responsibility to Protect" would soon be racking up the frequent flier miles after its roaring success in Libya. We've freed the people of Libya from tyranny, why not the Syrians? Are they not equally deserving of our largesse?

Canadian Defence Minister and habitual liar Peter MacKay reassured the public today that we do indeed stand with the Syrian people in their hour of need. His use of the word "with" is a bit of a rhetorical subterfuge when you read the full text of his remarks. What he really means is this: we are with you, Syrian people, but we are standing well back. Deployment of our projectiles of democratic values, those Paveway smart bombs we were dropping on Libya for eight months, will have to wait. The Syrian government's campaign of violence and terror must end, he said, but then added this: the matter requires more contemplation.

So in Libya we devastate, annihilate, and obliterate. In Syria we promise to contemplate.

Maybe R2P should have been called R2PO.

Responsibility 2 Protect Oil.

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