Afstan: Whose war is it anyway?/CF Helmand Upperdate

About time the combined nature of things was recognized, good on The Times:

Joint Afghan and Nato force seeks to clear Helmand rebels

Earlier:

Tough fighting for US Marines at Helmand, anger at Talibs rising/Countering Update

Now if only the Canadian and British media would cover more than Kandahar and Helmand, respectively (since US forces are now fighting in much of Afstan the American media perforce now report on a broad area of the country--but focused almost exclusively on their own troops' actions). Can one imagine World War II or Korea being reported this way, paying almost exclusive attention to one's own country's specific area of operations? Why do media not recognize that there is war on and cover the whole thing--while of course giving greatest notice to one's own forces?

Update: I'm pretty sure that, without the Canadian hook, editors here would be unlikely to consider running this story about the Helmand operation by Matthew Fisher of Canwest News; it seems that announcing one's plans in advance has a precendent at Kandahar:

NATO takes page out of Canadians' offensive playbook in Afghanistan

Via Milnews.ca Feb. 5.

Upperdate: The CF have a direct role in helping the Helmand operation:

Canadians pave way for Afghan offensive
Troops undertake helicopter missions into Helmand, mentoring Afghan brigade

More on our helicopters here (good personal story) and here.