tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119400829376108296.post8040183949726659475..comments2023-08-27T07:03:32.108-04:00Comments on Steve Thinks About Stuff: Gordon O'Connor: Canada's biggest liability in AfghanistanSteve Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512318293584844051noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119400829376108296.post-7467729055404104382009-11-20T18:51:19.966-05:002009-11-20T18:51:19.966-05:00Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? ...Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? <br />Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119400829376108296.post-23021623864042892182007-08-01T01:12:00.000-04:002007-08-01T01:12:00.000-04:00Although no fan of the Conservatives, I was willin...Although no fan of the Conservatives, I was willing to give O'Connor a chance at even hoped that being a former soldier he could do some good. But clearly he has been nothing short of a disaster and needs to go ASAP. As for his replacement, here is where the problem lies as I don't think the Tories really have anyone who is competent on this file.Monkey Loves to Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122291567543761919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119400829376108296.post-3862203447072689142007-07-31T20:48:00.000-04:002007-07-31T20:48:00.000-04:00Why are Libs so worried about O'Connor embarrassin...Why are Libs so worried about O'Connor embarrassing/humiliating the Gov't???<BR/>I would think you would be rejoicing, hoping PMSH keeps him for a long long time.<BR/>Libs suggesting Harper MUZZLE a Minister??? huh??? I though PMSH muzzled EVERYONE already !!<BR/>Liberal Defence critic, Coderre, said Hillier was a Conservative puppet.....huh, did he lose his script ?????wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589410224972050999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119400829376108296.post-64330352918798844162007-07-31T17:59:00.000-04:002007-07-31T17:59:00.000-04:00Well no, Tony. He's the Chief of Defense Staff, no...Well no, Tony. He's the Chief of Defense Staff, not some lackey. His job is to lead Canada's military, not to be a mouthpiece for the government. <BR/><BR/>I don't always agree with Hillier, but I find his frankness refreshing. And he's incredibly popular with the men and women in uniform, which is not unimportant. Regardless of whether one agrees with the Afghanistan mission, our forces stationed there and elsewhere around the world are doing a job in which they risk their lives every day. They deserve a leader they know is genuinely on their side. <BR/><BR/>That he was appointed rather than elected is irrelevant. Soldiers aren't promoted by democratic process. <BR/><BR/>Anonymous may be right, though, that it's Harper, not O'Connor who's blundering with the message. But O'Connor has displayed atrocious clumsiness whenever he opens his mouth. When he gets flustered, which is frequently, he seems to just make stuff up. <BR/><BR/>If O'Connor is, in fact, sticking to his boss' script, then Harper and Sandra Buckler need to rethink their strategy, but O'Connor's still got to go. Hillier's never going to play nice with someone he so obviously disrespects.Steve Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512318293584844051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119400829376108296.post-60206324059478633652007-07-31T16:17:00.000-04:002007-07-31T16:17:00.000-04:00Hillier is the true problem, he was appointed to d...Hillier is the true problem, he was appointed to do what he is told. At least, in a moment of monumental bad taste, O'Connor, our defence minister-cum-weapons lobbyist, was elected and placed in charge by the PM.<BR/><BR/>And anyway, what is our objective in Afghanistan? That has never been clear. So it's a bit unfair to blame O'Connor. But, if he must go, let not Hillier hold the door for him, let Hillier precede him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119400829376108296.post-91894725262946381262007-07-31T12:34:00.000-04:002007-07-31T12:34:00.000-04:00I have to wonder if it's all O'Connor's fault - yo...I have to wonder if it's all O'Connor's fault - you know that ministers and MP's are only allowed to relay PM approved statements.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps - Harper is the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com