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O čem je toďten plk: Re: 116 dead,4 last week in Afghanistan since 2002
Artful Dodger: Really.. a non issue... Perhaps you could tell the Canadian Defence Minister that..
"I think it is an uninformed view," MacKay told CTV. "It is crass. It is insensitive and it is in fact disgusting given the timing, when Canada is just receiving back four fallen heroes today."
"There should be an apology to the families in particular and to the Canadian Forces and to Canada generally, given the sacrifice and the commitment that we have demonstrated in Afghanistan," he added.
Or the Canadian people, as the "non issue" has created angry reactions in Canada. Some people are threatening to boycott American goods.