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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,64703,00.html Defense Minister: Canada Can Make Military Contribution Fox News Wednesday, October 02, 2002 TORONTO — If Canada joins a war in Iraq, it could send a military contingent similar to the force it provided for the war in Afghanistan, a defense ministry official said Wednesday. Shane Diaczuk, a spokesman for Defense Minister John McCallum, said that no decision has been made on whether Canada would take part in any military action against Saddam Hussein. But McCallum has said the armed forces would contribute if ordered to do so. "Should the government decide to exercise a military option, the Canadian forces would be able to make a meaningful contribution," Diaczuk quoted McCallum as saying. Canada provided 800 army soldiers, an undisclosed number of special force fighters, navy support ships and air force transport and reconnaissance planes to the Afghanistan campaign. The Canadian commitment cooled after four Canadian soldiers were killed in an accidental bombing by a U.S. jet fighter in April. Canada did not replace the 800 soldiers after their six-month mission in Afghanistan ended in August, but continues to send support ships and special forces fighters. Military experts and opposition parties have warned that Canada's armed forces lack the resources to make a significant contribution to an Iraq campaign because of years of budget cuts. The U.S. government wants Canada to bolster its military spending. U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci has said Canada needs to devote more resources to its military so it can better share the burden of North American defense commitments and participation in NATO and U.N. missions. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
