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NP View: Mark Carney got it right on Iran. Then he didn't
Turns out the prime minister is a waffler
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The answer to whether or not Canada supports the war on the Islamic Republic of Iran, a murderous regime that sponsors terrorism in the Middle East and around the world, has been needlessly complicated. Prime Minister Mark Carney seems to have settled on somewhere between “Yes, but” and “sort of.”
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Yes, Canada supports the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign, Carney confirmed on Tuesday, but he objects that it was launched without consulting the United Nations, and therefore is, apparently “inconsistent” with international law. He might have left it there, but Carney is also calling for a “rapid de-escalation of hostilities,” which would likely leave the regime intact to continue threatening its neighbours, suggesting he objects on other grounds besides legal considerations.
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Among the principled stands political leaders might take on the Iran war, there are three that are most likely: endorse the war, object on legal grounds, or object on moral grounds. Taking two of these positions muddies the message, but isn’t necessarily incoherent — for example, those who would support the war if the UN was involved. So naturally the Canadian government has elected to take all three positions at once: endorsing the campaign, lamenting the lack of UN involvement, and calling for the war to end immediately. Is this what Carney meant when he spoke of........