In the context of the mission and the obvious difficulties of dealing with a third world country like Afghanistan in the middle of a war, obviously there were some significant challenges for everybody, whether it's a soldier on the ground, the diplomat, the prison officials, or whoever. It's difficult for Canadians to understand and appreciate that context from several years and 12,000 kilometres away. Is that a fair statement?
On December 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.