OTTAWA (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that Canada's military mission in Afghanistan will end in 2011.
Clinton went on Canadian television on Monday and said the U.S. would like Canadian troops to remain in Afghanistan past 2011 and suggested they could switch from a combat to a training role.
But Dimitri Soudas, a spokesman for Harper, says Harper told Clinton on Tuesday that after 2011 Canada will be involved in a civilian mission focused largely on aid and reconstruction.
Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon also ruled out any form of a military mission post-2011 at a news conference late Monday night following Clinton's remarks.
Harper and Clinton met for 20 minutes on the sidelines of the Group of Eight foreign ministers meeting.
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The US should do the same.
ReplyDeleteyes 9:18, so they can recruit the next hijackers to attack NYC.
ReplyDeleteHear Here. The U.S. should do the same. We "the people" should simply refuse to fight these illegal wars.
ReplyDeleteCongress voted to go to and fund the war so how is it illegal ? Even Canada hates us now so much for Obama's charm !
ReplyDelete2:07 Your in denial !
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