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Is the war against Iran worth it? | Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney seems to think so.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview, CNN Host Kaitlin Collins asked our Prime Minister, \u201cAnd in terms of when you look back at it, do you believe the war (with Iran) was worth it, in Canada\u2019s view?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Carney\u2019s response to Collin\u2019s question was lengthy, but this is the key part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u201cAnd so, going and getting to a position where Iran is not going to have a nuclear weapon. Look, I am not na\u00efve about this. The reintegration of Iran, this is a regime that needs to learn to be civilized, needs to behave. That\u2019s why you have performance measures. Lots needs to happen. We all need to support it. But moving to this position, where that\u2019s been taken off the table (nuclear weapons)? Yes, (the Iran war) that\u2019s worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some observations here. The war with Iran is not over. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is essentially a 60-day cease-fire. It is not a peace agreement, and it is not an unconditional surrender by Iran as U.S. President Donald Trump has implied. Trump says he \u201csmoked\u201d Iran. He did not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the MOU has not been made public in its entirety, there have been sufficient leaks and announcements to offer credible insights into its main components. Clearly, there is give-and-take on both sides, and the MOU advances most of the essentials of a real peace agreement, to be negotiated during a 60-day window.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran has agreed not to produce nuclear weapons. But the mechanics of that, inspection, enrichment limits, uranium stockpile disposal and verification, are far from settled, and Iran has been clear that there is a red line they will not cross.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran has also agreed to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with partial ownership to Iran,  but, as of yesterday, it was closed again by Iran, proving that very little has been actually settled yet and that anything can happen in the next 60 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subject to successful negotiations, the Americans will agree that Iran can continue to sell crude oil and remove the blockade on their ports. They will remove sanctions on Iran, release frozen funds, and provide Iran with a $300 billion fund, in part as a reparations fund. Strange, but I always thought the loser in a war provided the reparation funds and not the winner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also, in my view, important to remember that Donald Trump started this war, unilaterally, without &nbsp; NATO consultation and without Iran posing a clear and present danger to the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well, Trump has not accomplished many of his stated objectives, including regime change. The Iranian government remains in power. There is no indication that their reprehensible behaviour on many fronts, as referenced in Carney\u2019s response to Caitlin Collins on CNN, will change, and there is no apparent mechanism to make them do so.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s get back to Prime Minister Mark Carney. With all of this background, no matter what his rationale was, was he right to say that the Iran war was worth it?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be those who believe that Carney must be defended in all circumstances, that he can do no wrong. But there is no prime minister in my memory who, at one time or another, has not made mistakes or erred in judgment. Mark Carney is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;I continue to believe that Carney, as prime minister, is in the right place at the right time and that he is making real progress in creating new partnerships and trade agreements internationally for Canada. However, in my view, it is counterproductive to gloss over issues that need to be addressed simply out of partisan loyalty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I cannot believe that there are a lot of Canadians, both on the left and on the right of the political spectrum, who believe that the war between the United States and Iran is, under any circumstances, \u201cworth it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Fife is a journalist with the Globe and Mail who has, over the years, gained the respect of all political parties.&nbsp; He recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Journalism Foundation. On a recent television panel discussion, he said this about Mark Carney\u2019s comments related to the Iran war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all an effort to suck up to Trump. This is a terrible deal, and everyone knows it\u2019s a terrible deal. The mullahs are laughing their asses off at President Trump. They can\u2019t believe their good luck. They\u2019re getting $300 billion from him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fife\u2019s language is a little rough. I would say that Carney is trying to appease Trump, not suck up to him. But Mark Carney did not need to answer \u201cyes\u201d to Collin\u2019s question about whether the Iran war was worth it. It sent the wrong message at the wrong time, not only to Canadians but also to our allies internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To tell CNN\u2019s Caitlin Collins that the Iran war was not worth it would, of course, have ruffled Trump\u2019s feathers. However, any politician, newly minted or not, knows how to duck a question they do not want to answer. Mark Carney is as adept at that as anyone else, and that is what he should have done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is apparent that the Carney government is trying to control negative rhetoric prior to the CUSMA negotiations. I can understand that. But there must be a red line, and I believe saying the Iran war, under any circumstances, is worth it, crosses that line. To do that is indefensible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I know there are those who will try!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hugh Mackenzie&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216742\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/gFDFGblP-Hughs-new-photo-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-346x432.jpg 346w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-750x938.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-630x788.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Hugh Mackenzie has held elected office as a trustee on the Muskoka Board of Education, a Huntsville councillor, a District councillor, and mayor of Huntsville. He has also served as chairman of the District of Muskoka and as chief of staff to the former Premier of Ontario, Frank Miller.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hugh has also served on a number of provincial, federal and local boards, including chair of the Ontario Health Disciplines Board, vice-chair of the Ontario Family Health Network, vice-chair of the Ontario Election Finance Commission, and board member of Roy Thomson Hall, the National Theatre School of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada. Locally, he has served as president of the Huntsville Rotary Club, chair of Huntsville District Memorial Hospital, chair of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, president of Huntsville Festival of the Arts, and board member of Community Living Huntsville.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In business, Hugh Mackenzie has a background in radio and newspaper publishing. He was also a founding partner and CEO of Enterprise Canada, a national public affairs and strategic communications firm established in 1986.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Currently, Hugh is president of C3 Digital Media Inc., the parent company of Doppler Online, and he enjoys writing commentary for Huntsville Doppler.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney seems to think so. 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