Why are Canadian troops going to Afghanistan and a couple other middle east countries? If they are trying to find Osama, then why? are they supporting American or sumthing...?
2007-03-07 15:08:37 · 6 answers · asked by fossilized sap 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
to help rebuild a broken country and yes to support the usa.
good for them
2007-03-07 15:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are trying to get the Taliban and their supporters to surrender and establish a democratic government, in addition to re-building infrastructure that has been destroyed over the last 30 years by various invaders...
the Taliban is an extremely fundamentalist branch of Islam, and they do not believe in democracy...they have lived the same way for hundreds of years, and are offended by Western values...girls may not go to school, and women can be treated poorly compared to the West...they receive a great amount of their money from opium (poppies they grow)
Afghanistan is one of the world's most landmined countries, and has been fought over by various tribal groups, the British, the Indians, the Soviets, and now the United States and their allies...Osama bin Laden was trained by the CIA to be an operative against the Soviets in the 1980's
2007-03-07 15:20:41 · answer #2 · answered by jgirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Canada is a member of NATO, a treaty that states if a member of NATO is attacked, all the member nations will come to the aid of the attacked member. They are supporting Canada by going to Afghanistan. America does't need anyone's support, haven't you noticed.
2007-03-07 15:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We're here to help,,but only for the right reasons,,my nephew is over there, 20, and his first real look at the world,,hope he comes home in one piece and is able to see the world in a whole other light,,not through the military,,
2007-03-07 16:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by lisadivirgilio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To bring peace and stability to the people of Afghanistan
2007-03-07 16:33:36 · answer #5 · answered by jason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to help protect the oil pipe line near the caspian sea.
2007-03-07 17:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by secretvote77 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋