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applegrove

(118,865 posts) Wed Mar 13, 2013, 02:40 PM Mar 2013

Canada - 10 years later: Why Chrétien said no to Iraq

10 years later: Why Chrétien said no to Iraq

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Canada - 10 years later: Why Chrétien said no to Iraq (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2013 OP

Wow. He says this was the first time that the US and UK went to war w/o Canada KurtNYC Mar 2013 #1

Chretien was a great PM. He kept us out of the banking applegrove Mar 2013 #2

KurtNYC

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1. Wow. He says this was the first time that the US and UK went to war w/o Canada

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 01:28 AM

Mar 2013

and that they did not go because the UN Security Council did not buy the case for invasion.

Harper wanted to go but Chretien credits the decision not to go with improving Canada's independence.

applegrove

(118,865 posts)

2. Chretien was a great PM. He kept us out of the banking

Reply to KurtNYC (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 02:17 AM

Mar 2013

crisis too.

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