GI Special 4J21: Disenchantment - October 21, 2006
Thomas F. Barton
Canada's foreign minister has told Nato that the alliance's other members must provide more support to the military operation in southern Afghanistan.The BBC's Lee Carter says Ottawa is growing increasingly frustrated over the unwillingness of mainly European Nato members to deploy troops to help fight mounting Taleban resistance.Carter said such disenchantment was also being felt on the ground in Kandahar, with soldiers airing concerns on Canadian radio.He added that Mr Mackay's plea comes as the country's conservative government grapples with declining public support for the mission.[The most important news of the fall, so far, gets one line. No problem; when the "disenchantment" turns to action, it will be impossible to ignore. T]
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Canada's foreign minister has told Nato that the alliance's other members must provide more support to the military operation in southern Afghanistan.The BBC's Lee Carter says Ottawa is growing increasingly frustrated over the unwillingness of mainly European Nato members to deploy troops to help fight mounting Taleban resistance.Carter said such disenchantment was also being felt on the ground in Kandahar, with soldiers airing concerns on Canadian radio.He added that Mr Mackay's plea comes as the country's conservative government grapples with declining public support for the mission.[The most important news of the fall, so far, gets one line. No problem; when the "disenchantment" turns to action, it will be impossible to ignore. T]
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