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Canada supports US response to Saddam Hussein
September 3, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien expressed support for the
response of the United States to the Iraqi attack on the Kurdish
population in and around the city of Irbil.
The Prime Minister said that "Saddam Hussein has cynically
used local conflicts among local Kurdish groups to move his forces
into the no-fly zone, and launch a massive attack on Irbil."
"The use of cruise missiles against military targets constitutes
a measured and clear response to Iraqi military actions, while
ensuring to the extent possible the safety of civilian populations
in Iraq," the Prime Minister said. "An intervention
of this nature was necessary to avert a larger human tragedy in
northern Iraq."
The Prime Minister called on Saddam Hussein to withdraw his troops
immediately and completely from the Kurdish regions in the north,
and to end his oppression of the civilian Iraqi population, especially
in the northern region.
PMO Press Office (613) 957-5555
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