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To: tejek who wrote (145529)	4/19/2002 3:56:48 PM
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Bush, top U.S. general react differently to Canadians' deaths WASHINGTON - U.S. President George W. Bush and the top U.S. general were a study in contrasts Thursday in reacting to the deaths of four Canadian soldiers accidentally killed by a U.S. pilot. Bush did not mention the deaths during a series of events in Washington until a reporter shouted a question as the president was leaving the fourth meeting of the day. "I talked to the prime minister last night and expressed my condolences," Bush said. He called Jean Chrétien late Wednesday when news of the deaths reached Ottawa and Washington. The accident happened in Afghanistan when Canadian soldiers were on a night training exercise. At a media briefing Thursday, a clearly distressed chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff, General Richard Myers, said the accident "is right up there with the worst news I've heard in my career." Later Thursday, the White House put out a statement expressing regret at the deaths and admiration for Canadian soldiers and Canada's contribution to the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan. Both the U.S. and Canadian military have begun investigations into the circumstances of the deaths. But losses to "friendly fire" are very common in war, historians and soldiers say. Fog of war While some Canadian soldiers expressed anger at the U.S. military, others were sad but recognized the fog of war often leads to horrible accidents. For example, 160 Canadian and Polish soldiers attacking German lines were killed by U.S. planes in 1944. In 1994, two U.S. fighters in Iraq accidentally shot down two U.S. helicopters, costing 26 lives. cbc.ca