We will shortly know when war will begin. That war will happen is the obvious and insurmountable bad. The good is that Canada has conclusively announced that it will not be involved. Declaring ourselves non-complicit is one of those things that nobody entirely believes can be done until it actually is done, and then it seems so obvious. I am excited about it because I really think that the fact of a close (geographically, culturally, financially and strategically) partner of the US clearly stating it’s opposition will have an effect on the thinking of US citizens. To an American, it’s a lot like Wisconsin announcing that it won’t be sending any soldiers. It will make the possibility of considered resistance more concrete. I am also excited about it because it is my homeland, and whatever the state of democracy it still seems important to me that my consituency is voting against.

Finally, some first hand, uncensored reporting from the Iraq-Kuwait border. This is a mini-weblog being maintained by the group at boingboing to allow a CNN reporter to upload his personal reports and thoughts as he wishes. This is not the official line from CNN.

Links:

Hell No, Canada Won’t Go, Announces Prime Minister From the Toronto Star
Kevin Site’s direct reporting from the war (Look to the right hand column)