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Washington Times
April 13, 2008
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Germany's foreign minister yesterday said the next U.S. administration should not expect significantly greater participation by the German army in Afghanistan.
"Obviously some would like us to do more. We have stretched ourselves quite a bit. Our resources are not unlimited," Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech at Harvard University.
He was referring to any request by a future U.S. government for a bigger commitment by its European allies in Afghanistan to help fight Taliban militants who have regrouped since being overthrown shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
U.S., British, Canadian and Dutch troops do the bulk of the fighting in southern and eastern Afghanistan. Other NATO members, notably France and Germany, have resisted U.S. pressure to let their soldiers operate outside the safer northern part of the country. Germany has roughly 3,300 troops in Afghanistan.
April 13, 2008
Pg. 2
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Germany's foreign minister yesterday said the next U.S. administration should not expect significantly greater participation by the German army in Afghanistan.
"Obviously some would like us to do more. We have stretched ourselves quite a bit. Our resources are not unlimited," Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech at Harvard University.
He was referring to any request by a future U.S. government for a bigger commitment by its European allies in Afghanistan to help fight Taliban militants who have regrouped since being overthrown shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
U.S., British, Canadian and Dutch troops do the bulk of the fighting in southern and eastern Afghanistan. Other NATO members, notably France and Germany, have resisted U.S. pressure to let their soldiers operate outside the safer northern part of the country. Germany has roughly 3,300 troops in Afghanistan.