Why is canada participating in the afghanistan war?

Question

just something im wondering... america started it why is canada involved too? and what is canada's role?

Answer 1

oh haha. easy. because this is the 21st century and civilization is still yet to mature. really WHY is any one at war in afghanistan. please man. this is getting real pathetic.  

Answer 2

To Dave- Were there cuz Bush says so  and you better keep your dam mouth shut till the elections! dam demacrap. Were still there so that alqueda(however u spell it) feels our present and doesnt do anything and to help the iraqians run the country, and to protect the oil. h**l, you want the oil or not? You blaming Bush for the gas prices? Huh?! We stay in Iraq and the gas prices will go down!

Answer 3

Well, I strongly suspect that at the time it seemed like a great idea...because it relieved them of sending any troops to Iraq. Now they are kinda stuck since the USA strong armed NATO into taking responsibility for Afghanistan. The theory is that they are helping convert Afghanistan into a secular western democracy.  

Answer 4

Radical Islam is at war with the entire west and their stated aim is to bring down western civilization and form an Islamic dictatorship as the prime cultural/political force in the world.  Canada is as threatened by this as any other western nation.

Answer 5

why is ANYONE fighting in Afghanistan?

we went there to get the perpetrators of 9/11...alqueda moved to Pakistan, so why are we still there?