(President promises thorough investigation of incident) (220)
Following is the text of a statement by President Bush April 18 on
the
loss of four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, killed accidentally
April
17 by a bomb from a U.S. plane:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
April 18, 2002
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
All Americans are deeply saddened by the deaths yesterday of four
brave
Canadian military personnel in Afghanistan -- and by the
injuries
sustained by eight others. I immediately expressed to Prime
Minster
Chretien my deepest sorrow and sympathy at this tragic
accident. Canada's
fallen heroes and their families are in our hearts
and prayers.
Canada is a vital member of a mighty coalition against terrorism
and
hatred. It is shouldering great burdens and making tremendous
sacrifices
to make the world a safer place for all people. It is doing
so in defense
of the values that define the Canadian nation and that unite
our two
peoples.
As I told the Prime Minister, we will work together with Canada in
a
thorough and timely investigation to determine exactly how
yesterday's
tragedy in Afghanistan occurred. We will draw every
possible lesson from
what happened and do everything we can to protect
coalition forces engaged
in this vitally important mission.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs,
U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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