NDP's Yoko Oh-no

A few days after reading a post on another blog rounding up some wacky policy suggestions made by grass-roots NDP ECA's, I thought it was something that would filter down by the time the leadership parsed the text. I was wrong.

In a move that must have been inspired by the suggestions, "Handsome" Jack Layton has come out and said that the Canadian Government should engage the Taliban, with conversation, not cluster fire. Huh?

The Taliban, the same narrowed-sighted, fundamentalists who nurtured and assisted Bin Laden in changing the world almost five years ago.

Bringing these cavemen to the table to talk does only one thing, solidify their presence in the area. Instead of driving them back to the caves in the mountains, are we prepared to say to them, "C'mon down here, you're an important part of the nation's future, let's talk.". No way.

If the NDP wishes to push this point forward even further, may I suggest that the negotiators we send is frontlined by Mr. Layton, Pat Martin and (through air-freight) Libby Davis? Perhaps looking at evil directly in the eyes may have some effects on their position.

What's that ticking noise?