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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Nova Scotia on Monday to thank Canada for accepting hundreds of aircraft and thousands of passengers five years ago when the United States closed its airspace after the September 11 attacks.
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/11092006/...ssistance.html
Thank you Rice for visiting our great country.
On september 12:
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STELLARTON, N.S. (CP) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Canada's "fierce fighters" in Afghanistan on Tuesday, echoing the Conservative government's argument that the military's battlefield sacrifices will help insulate future generations from terrorism.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper is one of Bush's greatest allies on the US-led war against terrorism. He also supported the Iraq invasion, which occurred before he became PM.
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Rice's comments drew sharp criticism from NDP Leader Jack Layton, whose party recently endorsed a policy that calls for the removal of troops from Afghanistan.
"We think Mr. MacKay would be wiser to work with those NATO partners who are not participating (in Afghanistan) . . . and carve out a path that will achieve a ceasefire and, ultimately, a real reconstruction," Layton said from Fredericton, where he was helping NDP candidates campaign for Monday's provincial election.
The federal New Democrats have suggested negotiations to end the fighting in Afghanistan may require talking to supporters of the Taliban.
When asked about the NDP's position, Rice said she vehemently disagreed.
"You can't negotiate with Taliban. C'mon, these are people who whipped women in stadiums given them by the international community," she said in an interview.
"The Taliban made Afghanistan a failed state and a terrorist haven for al-Qaida so that they could launch the Sept. 11 attacks. What's to negotiate?"
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/12092006/...ghanistan.html
As you can see, contrary to Jack Layton's view, Rice believes negotiating with the Taliban is a bad idea. Jack Layton is seeing his support increase as violence and terrorism increase in Afghanistan.
09-13-2006, 07:51 AM
Secretary Rice: Thank you Canada
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