I’m bewildered as to why Trump gave the Syrians advance warning that he was going to bomb Syria.  But I’m delighted Trudeau has said exactly the right thing, in precisely the right way.  Kudos.

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on U.S. strikes in Syria

Ottawa, Ontario
April 7, 2017
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement today on U.S. strikes in Syria:

“Canada fully supports the United States’ limited and focused action to degrade the Assad regime’s ability to launch chemical weapons attacks against innocent civilians, including many children. President Assad’s use of chemical weapons and the crimes the Syrian regime has committed against its own people cannot be ignored. These gruesome attacks cannot be permitted to continue with impunity.

“This week’s attack in southern Idlib and the suffering of Syrians is a war crime and is unacceptable. Canada condemns all uses of chemical weapons.

“Canada will continue to support diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Syria.”

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Trump has been condemned by Russia, Syria, Iran, Hezbollah, and a number of American neo-Nazi groups. That's about as good as it gets.

— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 7, 2017

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So. This Pentagon statement. Read it.

I take back the credit I gave Trump, below. Why? Because he gave the Syrians and Russians a head’s up. Seriously.

He hit a bunch of empty airplane hangars and a couple tool sheds.  Best case. 

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…but to support this action (as I do).

(And what happened is exactly what Hillary suggested should be done, by the by.  #StillWithHer.)

But what of the Russians who may have been on the ground there, in harm’s way? Volenti non fit injuria, as we lawyers say.

https://twitter.com/kinsellawarren/status/850156471946010625

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I personally like Barbie’s decision to pop by and photobomb us.

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.@realDonaldTrump's #Russiagate isn't going away. He will therefore soon…

— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 6, 2017

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…and, for them, that spells disaster. Snippet from next week’s column below. And comments are open!

If the 2016-2017 Conservative leadership race is to be remembered for anything at all, it will be its willingness to replicate Donald Trump-style bigotry in Canada – and the narrow, mean-spirited bumper-sticker politics it has championed along the way. 

Too many of their leadership candidates have forsaken what Stephen Harper did. Too many have forgotten that, by (a) coming together and (b) bringing new Canadians into the Conservative fold, the Conservatives finally won power.

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With Axworthy, Goldfarb and Marsden! I’m honoured to host. Tickets are going fast, here. It’ll be an amazing night!

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They’re all connected.  Seriously.

So, there’s these two guys, profiled last week in the Washington Post:

See that guy on the right, Brace Belden?  He and his buddy are anarchists, fighting ISIS.  Hollywood wants to make a big movie about them.  And Brace?  Brace is a punk rocker.

Now, check this out, from five years ago in Maximum Rock’n’Roll, the premier punk rock mag:

See that, bottom right corner? No less than ISIS-fighting anarchist punk Bruce Belden calls the Hot Nasties Invasion of the Tribbles EP the record of the week, and “great,” “pretty perfect,” “tasty (and tasteful),” “a great goddamn record,” and “everything I like about punk.”

We were, Belden says, “dumb teenagers from nowhere writing pop hits” – which sounds about right.  We were dumb teenagers (now we’re dumb adults).

Anyway.  All of the Nasties hope he is keeping safe over there, and we look forward to his return.  We will play Invasion of the Tribbles – the Palma Violets’ favourite – when we finally meet up.

 

 

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You'd be forgiven for thinking the United States is not a serious country anymore. #USPolitics pic.twitter.com/cEYtHdEbaz

— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 5, 2017

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