Canadian Foreign Minister John Manley said Monday that the allied response to last week's terrorist attacks in the United States "must be precise, even clinical."
In an emergency debate, Manley made it clear that Canada would be prepared to use military force.
"We must be precise, even clinical in our actions," he said, "be prepared to use all the tools at our disposal, diplomatic, legal, financial, as well as military resources to combat this evil."
But he also urged caution.
"In our determination to punish the perpetrators, we must ensure that we root out the evil, without enabling the creation of a new army of dedicated extremists," he said.
"Our answer must be sober and well judged, but also resounding and resolute” -- OTTAWA (AFP)
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