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MrBubbles on 04 June 2008

Let U.S. deserters stay, Canadian House says

OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers who have deserted the military because of the war in Iraq should be allowed to stay permanently in Canada, the House of Commons voted in a nonbinding motion on Tuesday.

The three opposition parties, which together hold a majority of seats in the House, backed a motion that said the government should allow conscientious objectors and their families "who have refused or left military service related to a war not sanctioned by the United Nations" to stay in Canada.

Canada was a haven for tens of thousands of draft dodgers during the Vietnam War and has attracted an estimated 175 to 200 Americans who are resisting the Iraq conflict.

"I think Canada has always been a place which has welcomed those who seek peace and seek freedom," Bob Rae, foreign affairs spokesman for the main opposition Liberal Party, told reporters outside the Commons after the vote.

The minority Conservative government opposes the idea, arguing that, unlike during the Vietnam War, the current U.S. military is composed of volunteers, and also that Washington allows people to apply for conscientious objector status.

"People do not join with their eyes closed. If they do, then they have their own problems," Conservative Member of Parliament Laurie Hawn, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Air Force, said during debate on the motion.

The Supreme Court of Canada refused last November to hear appeals of two U.S. deserters whose applications for refugee status had been turned down by immigration authorities.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080603/wl_canada_nm/canada_usa_deserters_col



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superchunk on 04 June 2008

That's bs.

I am completely against the Iraq war, but unlike Vietnam no one is being forced to join the military and go to war. These traitors chose to join the military with knowledge that someday they may have to go to war. They should follow their chosen duty and go to Iraq.

They should be forced to give up their US citizenship and stay permanently in Canada.



MrBubbles on 04 June 2008

imo, the opposition parties are just upset the conservatives had the age of consent raised from 14 to 16 so are trying to annoy them as revenge.



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Nintendo Zealot on 04 June 2008
superchunk said:
That's bs.

I am completely against the Iraq war, but unlike Vietnam no one is being forced to join the military and go to war. These traitors chose to join the military with knowledge that someday they may have to go to war. They should follow their chosen duty and go to Iraq.

They should be forced to give up their US citizenship and stay permanently in Canada.

 While it is true that they signed up for the military, a lot of people are being forced to stay multiple tours which is BS also.



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jheco05 on 04 June 2008

I think the soldiers opposed the war when Bush began mismanaging it that maybe Bush is using them for oil or money...



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epsilon72 on 04 June 2008
jheco05 said:
I think the soldiers opposed the war when Bush began mismanaging it that maybe Bush is using them for oil or money...

Now, I'm not all gung-ho for being over there or anything, but I'm sick and tired of hearing the whole "invade Iraq for oil" thing.

We are not seeing a single extra drop of oil coming out of Iraq because of the war.



demacII on 04 June 2008

The Iraq war has made a lot of people rich. Just not you.



MrBubbles on 04 June 2008

can we get some more comments on canada wanting to keep your cowards rather than the war itself.



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