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Thefuneralarrange- izedasofFridayeve- ning. Longtime chaplainfor firefighters diesat91 ByAkikoMatsuda cancomplytotheprom- iseImadetotheFrench hassignificancefarbe- yonditsborders.Hol- contributorsoftroopsto thecombatforcesafull twoyearsbeforethe timelineagreedtobyal- liesinthecoalition.That couldshiftmoreofthe burdentothosealliesand givethemreasontohas- tentheirownexit. Hollandelatertoldre- portersthatsome resid- remaininAfghanistan afterthisyeartoprovide trainingandtobring homeequipment.Buthe alludedtothereaction withdrawalmayget fromitsNATOallies whentheygatherinChi- cagoSundayandMon- day. Ourdecisionwillbe FrenchPresidentFran- visittotheOvalOffice, declaredhewillwith- drawallFrenchcombat troopsfromAfghanistan cleartoPresidentBa- rackObamathetimeline forendingtheU.S.-led warwillnottrumpa campaignpledgethat helpedHollandegainhis newjob. Obamanoddedalong otherwisedirectlyre- spond.Headingintoa NATOsummitonthe courseofthewarandbe- hassoughttoemphasize thewarcoalitionwillre- mainfirmevenasna- tionspullback.AndHol- landeassuredObama thatFrancewasnotout tocutandrun.

Wewillcontinueto supportAfghanistanina differentway.Oursup- portwilltakeadifferent findtherightmeansso thatouralliescancon- tinuewiththeirmission andatthesametimeI tellyouthatitwillbeap- Onehigh-ranking ingonlyonconditionofan- onymitytoprovidedetails theAPthatFrancehadnot gottenanyseriouspush- backfromAmericanoffi- earlypulloutplanother thantheydidnotwantPar- isto quickpulloutideaamong otherNATOalliesinAf- ghanistan. TheUnitedStatesand itsalliesplantoendthe combatmissioninAfghan- istanattheend2014.Af- ghanistanwillmoveinto thecombatleadin2013. TheUnitedStateshas onpacetoshrinkthat endofSeptember. ObamaandHollande firstinteractionswere closelywatchedgiven boththehistoricimpor- tanceoftheU.S-Francere- lationshipandthecrisesof warandeconomicstrife confrontingbothleaders. Themild-mannered ternationalexperience, oustedthemorebrash NicolasSarkozyandwas swornintoofficejustdays ago.

andHollandewillbegin shapingarelationshipthat couldproveoneoftheU.S. tantonesshouldhewina secondterm.Beyondtheir andHollandearemeeting attheG-8summitFriday andSaturdayinMaryland beforeshiftingtothe NATOconferenceinOba- landeandObamabothun- derscoredthattheywant Europetoembraceanew approachtoitsdebtcrisis: cutting. FrancestickingtoearlyAfghanpullout ByJameyKeaten TheAssociatedPress FrenchPresidentFrancoisHollandegesturesduringanewsconferenceFridayin THEASSOCIATEDPRESS.