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War in the Middle East can hit farmers here in Canada

There’s a good rule to follow with wars: don’t start one.

Once a war is launched, nobody can tell where things will end up.

Canada isn’t likely to start any war anywhere any time soon, but that doesn’t mean this country, and its farmers, won’t be significantly affected by the war that erupted when Hamas launched a vicious slaughter of Israeli civilians two weeks ago. As Israel moves to eliminate the Hamas government’s ability to commit future acts of mass slaughter from the Gaza Strip, the entire Middle East is one mistake, one miscalculation away from tumbling into a regional war.

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