The promise that Canadian involvement in Iraq would be re-evaluated after a month, frankly, was just that; it was disingenuous, if not a sham: a 30-day mission to get Canada into this war without a debate or a vote in Parliament, setting the stage for this escalation.
Le gouvernement engageait ainsi le Canada dans une mission militaire de 30 jours, sans aucun débat ou vote au Parlement, et ensuite, nous étions pris dans l’engrenage.