CA won't extend Afghan commitment, minister says

Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said that a stepped-up emphasis by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on fighting terrorism in Afghanistan won't change Canada's plans to pull its military out of that country in 2011."While we welcome of course the Americans' renewed interest in Afghanistan, particularly President-elect Obama's position during the campaign ... the U.S. position will not change Canada's position as defined in our parliamentary resolution," Cannon said in an interview with CTV. "We will be pulling out our military forces in 2011 and that is quite clear."

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