General warns of 20-year mission in Afghanistan

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General warns of 20-year mission in Afghanistan

Last Updated Mon, 08 Aug 2005 09:34:56 EDT
CBC News

One of Canada's top generals says Canadian troops could end up serving for a generation in Afghanistan, a prediction that comes as more soldiers prepare to head to the region.

Maj.-Gen. Andrew Leslie says the lengthy stay may be necessary to help that country break out of "a cycle of warlords and tribalism."

Leslie made the remarks on Sunday at the Couchiching Summer Conference in Orillia, Ont., north of Toronto.

"Afghanistan is a 20-year venture," he said.

But, he said, the commitment is a necessary one.

"There are things worth fighting for. There are things worth dying for. There are things worth killing for," Leslie said, in remarks reported in Monday's Toronto Star newspaper.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/08/Canada-Afghanistan-050808.html

[Maple]

1. There are things worth

retiring a general early for.

[natrat]

2. and 20 years of heroin profit