Easy, copy the letter below, paste it in your email, sign it with your name, and send it to Dion.S@parl.gc.ca
I am sick of the blind leading the blind, which seems to be our new foreign affairs mandate. The letter says it all...
Dear Stephane Dion,
I write at this time to encourage you to vote against the continuation of Canadian participation in the war in Afghanistan past 2009. The near genocide that is taking place in Afghanistan is unconscionable. The war is being sold to Canadians as a humanitarian war. Our instincts are to help the Afghan people who have known little but war for 25 years. However, more war is not the answer. This war goes back to 2001 when the Bush Government decided to bomb Afghanistan in retaliation for 9/ll even though no Afghanis were among the perpetrators. The Americans already had plans for the war in order to have access to oil from the Caspian Sea and other South Asian areas. We have lost sight of the origin of this war and try to convince ourselves we are doing it for the sake of the Afghan people. I believe we do it mainly to placate the Bush administration.
The Manley panel is composed of people very committed to good relations with the US, mainly for economic and trade reasons. Mr. Harper was very clever in selecting a Liberal, but a known pro-US and pro-Afghanistan War Liberal, to head the panel.
We must find an alternative way to help Afghanistan, with an emphasis on diplomacy, financial aid, NGO involvement and the United Nations. NATO, a war fighting organization, is not well suited for the required negotiations.
Our very best chance of ending the war in the near future is for you and your Liberal caucus to resolutely vote against extension. The majority of Canadians are against continuation of this war despite the continued propaganda from the government. I believe a well-run campaign by your party based on liberal values will enable you to win the election you may be forced to enter.
Sincerely,
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