Work not complete, PM tells troops in Afghanistan

[CBC News]

Standing in a ball-hockey rink at Kandahar Airfield Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Stephen Harper heaped praise on his audience of 300 Canadian troops, assuring them their mission in Afghanistan was invaluable but also incomplete.

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[BitWhys]

"Thank you for proving to Canadians and to people around the world that when Canada makes a commitment, Canada follows through."

I was hoping for a bigger setup than that. Maybe he IS running out of steam.

 

[Niflmir]

I was hoping for a bigger setup than that. Maybe he IS running out of steam.

I know we are there to fight the Taliban, I know that the Taliban are a bunch of jerks, but why are we in Afghanistan fighting jerks exactly? I am not sure what the objective of our Afghanistan mission is.