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Mark Carney’s Stance On Iran Throws His Davos Doctrine Into Question (www.readthemaple.com)

submitted 5 days ago by patatas@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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“What we’re hearing right now, at a time when it really matters, is … that we’re giving in,” Neve said. “We’re not prepared to be that bold leader in that ‘middle power’ space. Instead, we are capitulating to the ‘might is right’ world that Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are intent on forging.”

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[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 21 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Carney does himself no favours with the kinds of statements he makes, but the reality is, he doesn't have a history in politics, so he doesn't think about how things he says can be misconstrued.

Saying things like not being able to rule out Canadian involvement, are saying true things. He's right, we can't rule out involvement, but that doesn't mean military support. It could mean any of 1000 different things. He's pragmatic, and speaks with the language of pragmatism, not the language of politics.

[–] patatas@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Honestly, like, all through the election campaign and the last year, Liberal supporters have been crowing about how uniquely suited to this moment Carney is, how brilliant a tactician he is.

Now it's becoming clear to them that the critics, who correctly clocked him as a ruthless capitalist who doesn't care about the public he's supposed to be serving, were right all along.

So the excuses start flying. I've heard some version of "Carney just needs more experience" at least a dozen times in the last couple days.

This is a serious moment, not a time for excuses. If he's not up to the job, then demand his replacement.

[–] No_Maines_Land@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

[ Principled in our commitment to fundamental values: sovereignty and territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force except when consistent with the UN Charter, and respect for human rights

So here's the thing. The USA has been using the events of 11/09/2001 as a casus belli liberally since the event. International law has still not caught up to this decision, so they continue to work in this neat little grey area.

Is it right? Nope.

Is it bullshit that a security council member changed International Law unilaterally? Yup.

Is it legal? So far, yes.

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