It's upsetting how Hillary Clinton exploited our diplomatic foul up. It also boggles the mind that the Harper government and the PMO thought they could, with impunity, mess up the Democratic Primaries in the United States. This will not only damage our relations with the United States, but it's also a major blow to our diplomatic services around the World. Why should any country trust our diplomats now? Any information given to them could be exploited.
Now don't get me wrong, our diplomatic services and personnel are one of the best in the World. However, Harper's operatives have now destroyed that good name and destroyed that reputation.
There's no question she's exploiting it for everything she can get out of it. That's her way. It's almost forgotten that her camp also contacted us to say pretty much the same thing. That never got any traction, hence her faux indignation at Obama.
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Thank you MoS for visiting my blog and leaving your comment.
ReplyDeleteInitially, I was impartial with regards to which Democratic candidate I favoured. When they narrowed it down to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, it was exciting that, for the first time in history, a woman or a black candidate would be the Democratic nominee.
However, lately, Hillary Clinton's attacks are unfair and you are right that it looks both camps sent the same message to Canadian officials. My respect for Hillary Clinton has diminished.
As I mentioned in my blog, the most disturbing thing is why some of our diplomats and Harper operatives behaved they way they did.
By the way, I also wanted to say that your blog is one of the best - very informative and you have a deep knowledge of Canadian, US, and international politics as well as issues relating to the environment. Keep up the great work!