Last year, NDP leader, Jack Layton, was appealing to the Canadian government to send peacekeeping troops to Darfur, even though there was still fighting between government and rebel troops. A peace deal had been signed by both groups, but neither side respected or observed it.
NDP wants Canada to lead on Darfur missionThe federal New Democrats want Canada to take a lead role in any UN mission to stop the bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur province, even if that means scaling back its commitment in Afghanistan.
Apparently the peacekeeping mission is not going very well for the African Union peacekeeping troops stationed there.
Darfur Rebels Kill 10 in Raid On Peace Force
Hundreds of Darfurian rebels overran an African Union peacekeeping base in the central Darfur region of Sudan in a surprise raid over the weekend, killing at least 10 soldiers, possibly kidnapping dozens more and seizing supplies that included heavy weapons, African Union officials said Sunday.
If Canada had gone ahead and sent troops to Darfur and had suffered casualties, would Mr. Layton now be demanding a withdrawal of Canadian troops from that country? Chances are, his party would blame the Conservative government for handling the mission badly and demand an immediate withdrawal, as in the case of Afghanistan.
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Jack Layton and the NDP do not believe in commitment whenever it involves our military. They would ‘cut and run’ at the first sign of trouble.
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