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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose

The quicker Putin is gone the better. I can see him starting a war to remain in power, beyond what he has done in Crimea and Ukraine.

I could also see him getting his pals in Iran to do something to OPEC oil price stability - maybe a territorial expansion before the hawks retake the US presidency.

Obama is a lame duck President. Doubtful there would be much more than sanctions if Russia/Iran pulled something.

In fact some pretty powerful US interests would welcome destabilizing the region and the likely subsequent increase oil prices.

In that kind of world we don't need star eyed Trudeau taking charge.

For the sake of argument:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01...ionist-hardly/

Let’s start with the obvious, the conflict in Ukraine. The Liberal position has been in total lock step with the position of the government from the very beginning. To suggest otherwise, as Mr. Fisher did, is simply wrong. How a journalist could be unaware of this is frankly difficult to even imagine.

Since a review is apparently necessary, here are some facts Mr. Fisher may have missed: During an emergency debate in the House of Commons more than a year ago, it was the Liberal party that first raised the issue of tough, direct sanctions against Putin’s cronies, while the other two parties were still non-committal. In fact, the Liberal party continues to advocate stiffer sanctions than the government on certain individuals close to Putin as well as providing armoured vehicle assistance to the Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe, charged with monitoring the ceasefire conditions in eastern Ukraine. We have supported the government’s commitment to the NATO reassurance mission every step of the way. These deployments include CF-18s in the Baltic States, troops in Eastern Europe and a Canadian warship.