Kevin Newman: Kabul shows the unflattering truth: Canada is slow, risk-averse and selfish
There were no buses, soldiers or escorts for these terrified people . Thursday they received a short text from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). They were instructed (in English only) to urgently head to the airport on their own, try to find a way through multiple Taliban checkpoints searching for them, and then if they survived that kilometres-long trip, figure out a way through thousands of desperate Afghans trying to flee. They were told by IRCC to carry documents to identify themselves to a gate agent, but because those same documents would be used to identify them by the Taliban, it was up to them to decide whether to carry them. With that, IRCC wiped its hands of responsibility. No direction on where to avoid Taliban checkpoints, no specific gates to head to (there are eight), and no Canadians on site to help. In fact there hadn’t been any Canadian officials in Kabul for a week, and when a few arrived hours after that text blast, reporters said they had travelled on an American military flight because their Canadian C-17 needed servicing somewhere else.
Needless to say, no one got through the airport, so they returned to their safe houses — wondering if their last flight to freedom had left without them.
Prime Minister Trudeau could be found yesterday at a Food Fare in Winnipeg talking about paid sick leave. Good to see him focusing on the important things and the media allowing him to do just that.
More than 40,000 Canadians served in Afghanistan, and 158 were killed. The recapture of the country by the Taliban is probably the most significant foreign story for Canadians since we pulled out a decade ago.
This is so beyond sickening I can’t imagine what those people are thinking right now By that I mean our leadership, and also the people stuck in a life threatening situation. I wish I could reverse their roles, even just long enough for our bureaucrats to get the picture and act with some sense of responsibility
I know what those poor souls stuck there think. Wish I didn’t vote Liberal.
I too wish that you didn’t vote Liberal.
Sending texts to go to the airport on one’s own is the level at which that pillock of a prime minister thinks. After all, he likely grew up in an entitled environment where, if he dropped something, someone else was expected to pick it up for him.
Relax folks, Blackie is coining a new word: Shefugees.
This will shescue them from danger.
That should clear up this whole mess and bring in the woman vote.
Maybe Canadian voters should quit voting for pandering retards.
Good one, Stan.
One correction, though….
You surely meant “pandering shetards “
But then, SHEep will be sheep.
Afghan women don’t vote but they do drown or get their throats slashed or die horribly in some way. Honour-killings will increase in this country.
Culture matters and soon-to-be-extinct Canadians need to figure that out when their next-door neighbours get all Hatfield and McCoy.
Sadly, the brain dead sheople will still say he’s a dreamy dreamboat.
It is the braindead Canadian Liberal Women who sustain shitstains like Trudeau.
Agreed; all the women I have talked with are totally disgusted with the “she-session” and similar remarks from JT. I find it insulting.
I feel for these people too, but this is our (the West’s) existential threat: the stirring up of mass migration that can and will include terrorists and criminals. If you include Syria, we are exponentially worse off than we were 20 years ago. This is on every administration, back to Clinton.
Indeed.
The whole mess globally has been created by Liberal Politicians in the US the UK and the EU. They should all be tried for crimes against humanity.
GW BUSH, Clinton, Obama, Tony Blair, Biden.
They have destroyed millions of lives and displaced millions of people for their Regime Change Games. The only one who tried to end it was Trump.
They are Brutal beasts like Hitler or Stalin.
I was on a number of so called peacekeeping missions in the past, and you could always rely on the armchair generals that Canada calls politicians to screw things up.
Didn’t you just love being volunteered into shit to try and make the officers look good?
Poor legs did alot of extra miles…
“the most significant foreign story for Canadians since we pulled out a decade ago.”
I wish Pierre had pulled out.
Or was it Fidel that should have?
Castro interruptus?
So it’s Stephen Harper’s fault that we’re not part of that shitshow.
Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes
I’ve wracked and wrecked my brain trying to think of an appropriate operational label for Biden’s Afghan Debacle. I’ve included a list below. My two favorites are “Operation What Would Michael Scott Do?” and “Operation Dumkirk”. Feel free to pick one or add on:…..
Operation Rolling Fumble
Operation Epic Failure
Operation Ass Backwards
Operation Mission Flop
Operation Shoot Yourself in the foot.
Operation Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes
Operation Mistakes were Made
Operation Milley’s Dilly
Operation What would Homer Simpson Do
Operation What Would Michael Scott Do – the possibilities are endless.
Operation Dumkirk or Operation American Dumkirk
Too bad Afghanistan is not in the jungle, it could have been Operation Jungle Bungle
Or, to paraphrase a proposed Wehrmacht operation, Operation See Lyin’.
TBF … Canada is following the lead of America. The official policy is: “you’re on your own, good luck”. “Shelter in place” … that’s a good one … yeah, the Taliban are like a deadly chemical spill outside your door.
Whenever Totalitarian governmental control of your life is inconvenient… then your Liberty is reinstated.
‘Whenever Totalitarian governmental control of your life is inconvenient… then your Liberty is reinstated.’
Too true & nicely stated.
Typically Canadian: delusional, no long-term vision, woefully unprepared and scrambling not to lose face.
Hey that’s our PM! He’s scrambling to win majority government to keep pesky opposition from interfering with his regressive slide into an all out socialist shithole.
Too bad the GG or the Queen herself never interfere with elected governments when incompetent tinkers try to bury history and change the face of the country and all it stood for. That’s not progress or keeping up with the times, it’s much more sinister.
Too bad that we can’t update our political system and keep people like Justin far away from political office.
And like the cowardly Democrat Americans … the RISK of losing ONE soldier in ANY conflict whatsoever … is the third rail of politics. Not ONE soldier will be risked to save 1,000 American citizens.
WWII is long in the rear view mirror. Dead soldiers make for Baaaaad evening news. Ransomed hostages? or even Dead Hostages? Not so much
Hey, you know how it goes: “If it saves even one life…..” I’m sure that’s what motivated Grant, Lee, and Sherman, eh?
“Drago said…
Biden: It’s safe to go to the airport!
State Dept: No, its not.
Biden: Al Qaeda is not back in Afghanistan
Pentagon: Yes, it is.
Biden: Its too dangerous to send US troops into the city to get to our citizens.
Britain/France/Germany: No, its not.
Biden: All the allies are thrilled to pieces over how this has gone!
All our allies: No, we’re not. In fact, here’s a condemnation of you from Parliament.
This list could go on…..and on……and on…….
But you get the drift.
Also, Biden is being chemically attended to as we speak so don’t expect to see that cat for about 3 days. It will take that long just to replace a few more hair plugs and administer more botox along with the IV-delivered “alive-ness”.”
8/21/21, 12:09 PM
You notice how much work they’re having to on his skin tone to make him look … ‘vital’. He’s ranging from Orange Man II to the rosy red cheeks of the little children … to vampire makeup. He may not be sweating his makeup off like Rudy … but he’s streaking it every time he rubs his face.
I suspect he’s relocating to Delaware just to minimize the audible *gasps* from the WH Staff whenever they encounter him on his ‘down time’.
+1
The Spawn has invested half a trillion (stolen from the unborn) dollars on re-election with a majority so he doesn’t have to fellate his NDP / Bloc comrades for absolute power. Worrying about the thousand souls who risked everything to help our troops is a distraction he has given no thought to in that pursuit. Given that his court-eunuch media now share in that endeavor, articles like these must come from independents or those from another era. A vote for the Spawn is a vote for pure sociopathic narcissism.
Written by Kevin Newman, retired Global/CTV News anchor.
Related to “the media allowing him to do just that” there is very little we can do about the bought-and-paid-for lieberal propogandists, but here is one way.
Many readers here will recognise Michael Campbells-Money talks radio programme as a small oasis of common sense frequently commenting on Canaduh’s disastrous economic situation. Michael issued an e-mail yesterday noting that he is moving on from Corus and while he does not mention that Corus probably wanted him to tone down any content related to chief gay eagle the title he has chosen gives a major hint-MoneyTalks Uncensored with Michael Campbell.
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Highest rated in his time slot, asked to make way for a new show.
Yeah, someone doesn’t like his message getting out.
The same thing happened to Danielle Smith on CHQR in Calgary. The leftards at Corus forced her out without giving her the opportunity to tell her listeners WTF was going on. Previously happened to Dave Rutherford, same network. Is Roy Green next? Their actions have taken my listening time down from about 20 hrs/week to 5 – until they kill off Roy Green. I’ll continue listening to Mike, as I have been for the past 20 years, but now on podcast. No longer interested in Global News, either.
Chorus fired Rutherford with 2 weeks to go before his announced retirement. Dirty bastards.
They only want vanilla flavoured panty-waist commentators like Adler. Pissants who toe the party line and are afraid to think for themselves.
QR770 in Calgary has a morning show big mouthed lesbian who never misses an opportunity to promote ‘the cause’. That’s the kind of wokester they like.
I’ve moved on from terrestrial radio. There are just too many other options available. I did tune in to Mike Cambell on Saturday mornings tho. I’ll sign up for his podcast.
Well the corporate and State Media that work for the Globalists (China) won’t care one bit about this disaster as this disaster was the plan all along. Globalists nurture corruption and chaos.
You know who else won’t care about this disaster besides the Media , the people that will vote for Juthtin Turdhole.
You Canadians pulled your military out a decade ago? Sounds like you were the smart ones. Would that the US had done the same thing.
Who was President 10 years ago?
Pretty much the same (behind the scenes) President as today. Brain dead Joe is the front man but it’s Obama’s gang running the state. Perhaps those remaining in Kabul are designated feedstock for his latest Muslim outreach project. Think of the pallet loads of US cash being airlifted to the Taliban for hostages.
The usual effete Liberal reaction to damn near everything. The can’t be bothered to get off their asses unless there is and opportunity to turn a quick and crooked buck for themselves or their cronies. They only things they know how to do are spend and legislate and since the Afghanistan trouble can’t be directly solved by either, stranded Canadians there are out of luck.
I am sure Trudeau will have a national day of mourning for the Afghans that will be slaughtered by the Taliban.
Lockdowns & loss of freedom…” If it saves just 1 life”
Assist your citizens evacuating…. not even if it saves 1000’s
I think biden/trudeau are both fearful of firing on muslims. There are thousands of voters in the GTA who would interpret that as islamophobia. They may be “Canadians” but it’s their side
It’s so strange as the Taliban seem friendly.
Quote of the Day from Big Chief Gay Eagle With No Balls:
“My recommendation to Canadians still in Afghanistan is for the men to stop shaving, the women should all get a burka, and the other genders should probably consider suicide.”
Who are all these “Canadians” working in Afghanistan? I’m not sure if I give a crap about them, especially since they are probably funded by our government, they had to have known we are governed by corrupt incompetent weasels.
I’m guessing there are at least 40,000 Canadian ex/military who aren’t voting for Shithead and Le Gang de Merde.
It would be interesting to know what percentage of the military or ex military vote Liberal.
I would guess enlisted, 10% vote Lieberal
As for CMC graduates, officers and bureaucrats, likely 80%
The first line of any article, should be:
did this organization accept any “media bailout” money
did this reporter personally accept any
how much
on what occasions
If they won’t start with the most basic statements of transparency/conflict of interest, why do you keep pushing what they write?
It is like a person who has invested a billion dollars in battery factories, writing an “objective piece on green technology”.
Well at least Global admits it’s tainted by UNIFOR. The other networks don’t.
Written by Kevin Newman, the now-retired former Global/CTV anchor. Published on “The Line.” This little outfit, edited by Calgary writer Jen Gerson, only gets subscription fees.
I think I’m going to subscribe to ‘The Line’. I’ve been monitoring it for awhile and like it.
Had enough of the Ezralite and the western standard. I supported both but… Blacklocks is a good one.
“Canada is slow, risk averse and selfish”…..does that not describe our showboat prime minister?
Since he has been elected to office by the people as per our system we can conclude the voters in strong numbers are the same. We might also add these same voters are out of touch with what’s going on beyond their own doorstep and what’s in it for me attitude.
It’s ironic to have a dud in power in both the US and Canada at the same time but what are the odds?
We really are in a precarious position. It may be giving them too much credit but it’s possible the likes of the Taliban will be fully aware of it.