By a four-vote margin, enough Libs (including the current leader and one of the main leadership contenders) voted to give Stephen Harper carte blanche, even after being informed that a "no" vote wouldn't end the Afghanistan mission. It's hard to see the Libs' decision to hold a free vote turning out much worse for the party: just enough Libs supported Harper's power grab to saddle the party's relative anti-war crowd (not to mention the country as a whole) with a complete lack of oversight over Harper's adventures in Afghanistan, while none of the hawks can be happy with a general party sentiment against biting on Harper's terms.
Update: For example, see liberal catnip's well-justified take on the Libs' vote.
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