There's the War on Terror. This was classic Dubya, Harper's friend and idol in the White House. The very guy, according to his brother Jeb, who "Kept America Safe". Never mind that 9/11 happened during his watch. Never mind that the Bush Era saw the greatest number of Americans killed as a result of terrorism and war since Vietnam... That seemingly doesn't matter. Pesky facts.
There's the War on Drugs. This goes back to around 1971 during the term of Richard Nixon. We all know how this has been working. It's filled the prisons with pot smokers and such, but the drugs? They're still as prevalent as ever.
And then there are the "real" wars. Syria, Libya, Iraq....we're just waiting for someone to start a war with Iran, and language is getting tense with Russia. After WWI, WWI, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq.... you would have thought we'd have learned something. Huh.
Mr Harper seems to be an enthusiastic booster of all of these.
What we also get in Canada is a "War on Science". Discussed in more detail here.
I'm old enough to remember something called the "Peace Dividend". Where did that go, eh?
Since there is no evidence that any of these wars have actually accomplished anything and have instead caused untold damage to lives and property, much as a rational person would have expected, perhaps it's time to get rid of politicians who insist on rattling the sabers and strutting belligerently around the world looking for trouble.
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