PM has blood on his hands

Re Friendly fire death won’t hurt ties with Kurds, general says, March 10 Once again a Canadian soldier has been killed, this time in Iraq. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has blood on his hands again as he plays world saviour against terrorism. He and his defence minister should resign. Gen. Thomas Lawson, chief of the defence staff of the Canadian Armed Forces, should stand up and state that the Canadian military doesn’t belong in Iraq. Glen N. Tolhurst, Guelph

According to Merriam-Webster, to mislead is to lead in the wrong direction, often by deliberate deceit. Similarly, to lie is to create a false or misleading impression.

Why are the media tiptoeing around this point? I’ll make it easy. Our prime minister lied to us and deceived Parliament. And this isn’t the first time. To put it in the kindest words possible, let’s just say Harper and the truth are strangers.

For his government to suggest that Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron was not in a combat mission when he was killed is obscene.

Our deepest respect, prayers and sympathy go out to his family. Frank Feeley, Fonthill, Ont.

Your editorial states the cost of the military mission in Iraq to be $122 million, but what is the real cost to Canada and Canadians?

Is the loss of a young man’s life worth the risk? The loss is all of ours. As mothers, we want our sons and daughters home, safe. What can we do to help keep our young people at home with good-paying jobs to raise their families and enjoy long productive lives? Is it not incumbent on all of us to have a federal government that seeks peace? Sadly, the real cost of war is not dollars. Janice Isopp, Selkirk, Man.

The most stunning part of the Kurds’ shooting of several Canadian “trainers” was that the Kurds didn’t realize that they were being trained. Karin Brothers, Toronto