I will go first, but I should point out that I have not been out in the field in Afghanistan; I can, however, talk about media coverage.
To my mind, it is perfectly understandable that there is a lot of media coverage of combat operations in Canada. Combat operations are not everyday occurrences and, therefore, I cannot blame the media for focusing on them. However, I do deplore the fact that when Canada's contribution is discussed in the political arena, the emphasis is on reconstruction. It is important to call the situation how it really is. At the moment, media coverage by independent networks and officially sanctioned political information are equally ambiguous.