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Ahh yes, the "Sorry we can't come to your party, ad". I still fail to see how this was a bad tactic to take. Apologizing to your neighbour for not supporting them. OK, I am sure that really ticked people off south of the border, eh? Not. Now, that ad was a win, win for Harper. HAD things worked out differently, and WMD etc, etc were found, he looks good. As it stands, IF there is another invitation by the US to be involved anywhere, he can say "Hey, I would have gone to your last party, but look how that turned out!", and the relationship would not be hurt further. My take on the politics of it anyway.
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Except Canadians were overwhelmingly against sending troops to Iraq unless the operation was sanctioned by the UN. Politically, Harper and the Conservatives took a position that was decidedly against the will of the Canadian electorate all in the interest of appeasing our Southern neighbour and protecting our trade interests and strengthening our economy. Of course, not sending our soldiers to be killed in Iraq hasn't harmed trade with the US at all; Canadian exports to America are at near-record levels and the national unemployment rate currently sits at a 30-year low.
I find it kind of ironic that the CPC campaign slogan is "Stand Up for Canada" when Harper's position on the Iraq war was to sell out our national interest to the US.