Toronto Star writer Rosie DiManno is the reason better publications have the best editors. And the reason many people do not waste their time on her stuff is that the writing is excessive and pedantic. She must be one of the last newspaper writers around who thinks the one who writes the most words wins.
And Rosie’s diatribe against Justin Trudeau the other day was a good example of excess. It was Rosie trying to march to a different drummer. It was Rosie the hawk. It was Rosie, the supposed expert on desert warfare. She wants Prime Minister Trudeau to explain his stance on air strikes. She seems to be saying that the F-18 war is working against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Rosie needs to face the facts: There are better experts on warfare and on hockey than Rosie DiManno. She just thinks she knows everything.
Maybe Rosie thinks there should be more but Justin Trudeau made it very clear why he wants the Canadian F-18s to come home from the Middle East. It is the wrong role for Canada. It is an outrageous expense for little gain. And it does not seem to be very effective. Does she still need better reasons?
Just maybe, Rosie, Justin Trudeau believes he should keep his election promises. There is no doubt that many election promises are just to differentiate you from your opposition. If, like Thomas Mulcair, you go through an election saying “Me too!” the voters see no point in electing you. By pointing out your differences, you can sometimes win.
And let us not bring recent events in Paris into the equation. To do that you need to understand the reasons for those attacks. You need to understand the minds and objectives of psychopaths. They could do something, sneaky and vicious and disgusting and sacrilegious. They could not do it openly, in daylight, with honour and with clear purpose. For they want your fear. And they are snivelling cowards and they dishonour the Prophet and His God Allah.
Rosie fails to understand the practical and common sense commitment of our new prime minister. There will be other opportunities to flail him for errors in judgement or commitment. Nobody is perfect. Neither, we suppose, is Rosie.
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Copyright 2015 © Peter Lowry
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