Actually, more than forty countries supported the US mission to remove Saddam Insane from power and end his torturing, gassing and burying in mass graves of his own people, his saber rattling in the ME including starting two wars, his thumbing his nose at 15 UN resolutions, his paying of bounties to the families of terrorists and providing sanctuary to terrorists, and his continuing determination to acquire WMDs so as to threaten Israel and the West and to rule the ME.

Canada took a pass under PM Chretien.

As with almost every policy decision under Chretien, local political considerations tipped the balance.

In this case there was a competitive Quebec provincial election taking place a month after the invasion of Iraq, pacifism was as usual strongest in Quebec, and the Liberals would have lost to the PQ had Chretien committed Canada to the coalition of the willing.

What - exactly - would YOU do to counter Kimmy's escalating  nuclear threat?

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