Whoa what?

Holy crap readers...I don't think a Liberal PM would ever consider doing something like this. Whether you think it is a photo op or not, it doesn't matter...this is still being done. If it was nothing more than a media opportunity, I don't think he would have sent all the media personel that was with him home on commercial flights. I don't know how dangerous this would be, but at least 100 plus are getting out.

And to all the critics who think that Canada is moving to slow on evacuating Canadians in the area we have to remember this -- there are a reported 50,000 Canadians over in Lebanon and to get that many people out takes some careful, careful planning. Unlike other countries who are trying to get out a couple of thousand here and there, Canada is responsible for 50,000. And with 50,000 over there, that increases the possibility of Canadians getting hit. 8 out of 50,000 is terrible but considering the numbers, that is not that bad. The number of dead could be much, much higher considering what is going on.

It is even more difficult when the previous government of ours (Liberal) were so terrible in funding our military that our ships do not have a presence in the region like many of the other countries do. So those countries get their people out quicker because they are already there...we have to get our ships there first. Think big picture people, big picture.

I know that many will disagree and many will blame everybody else for everything, but at least the PM is doing what he think will help. And that is more than what the Liberals ever did. They were never very vocal in their support for Israel, the only democracy in the entire region. And if you look at this, it seems they are afraid to voice support for the only democracy in the region

But I guess supporting a democratic country is not the most popular thing to do right now, is it.