It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.

Our motives (for war against Iraq) are becoming mixed as extra motives are thrown into the pot.

We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the Iraq war.

The war on terror is not limited to Iraq. It is not limited to Afghanistan. They are but fronts in the global war we are waging today.

But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.

People distinguish between the Canadian mission in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq. They see it as part of Canada's traditional role in helping sustain peace around the world.