My comparisons between the Middle East (ME) and the Tsunami Zone in South East Asia (SEA) and how the Conservatives have handled ME the past week and how the Liberals handled the SEA zone after the Tsunami that hit on Dec. 26, 2004.<\/p>\n
ME<\/strong> – Warzone +1 for the Tories for managing negotiations with Israel for safe passage of Canadian boats<\/p>\n ME <\/strong>– Ongoing breakouts make emergency situations hard to handle +1 for the Tories for not overreacting but waiting for confirmation of trouble.<\/p>\n ME<\/strong> – Tories took 4 days to react after Israel began it’s bombing, and another 4 for the first ship to evacuate Canadians to arrive without any local military personnel +1 for Tories for their quick reaction once an emergency situation was confirmed<\/p>\n ME<\/strong> – Summer offseason may have slowed reaction by Tories -1 for both parties<\/p>\n
\nSEA<\/strong> – Non-Warzone<\/p>\n
\nSEA<\/strong> – Tsunami hit and everyone watching news KNEW help would be needed<\/p>\n
\nSEA<\/strong> – Liberals didn’t get 200 DART personnel off the ground in Canada until Thursday January 6th, a full 11 days after the Tsunami<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nSEA<\/strong> – Holiday season may have slowed reaction by Liberals<\/p>\n