i think canadians should be fiercely proud of our foreign policy under stephen harper. no more noodle-backed nods to foreign dictators, no more trying to be the world's boy scout, no preening to fool ourselves into believing that everyone in the world loves us because we're so nice and polite. finally, a realistic foreign policy that stands up for canadian interests and signals to our friends and allies that we support them.
iran has killed canadian citizens. purposely. both in iran and in afghanistan. they have overtly supported our enemies in afghanistan and provided them with weapons and training that have resulted in the deaths of our soldiers. they are working to destroy the only liberal democracy in the region, and a strong ally of canada. they made the right move to cut off diplomatic ties. especially after 7 british diplomats were held hostage earlier this year and after one of our former ambassadors warned that iran doesn't respect diplomatic niceties like most other nations do. our people there were probably not secure, and this sends a strong message about where we stand against a brutal dictatorship.
