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2012-04-20 Afghanistan

Russia slams NATO withdrawal plans from Afghanistan, calls them 'artificial'

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Posted by tipper 2012-04-20 01:30|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 OTOH CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > NATO HEAD ASKS CHINA, RUSSIA TO HELP FUND AFGHAN FORCES, after 2014.

ARTIC = US calculates Afghanistan's Security forces will require approxi US$4.0Bilyuhn per annum, + would like its NATO/Coalition Allies to contribute up to US$1.3Bilyuhn [EUR$1.0Bilyuhn]annually.

WEHELL, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SGT. CARTER, ONCE AGAIN ITS ONLY THE UK THATS WILLING TO PAY UP, BUT CAN ONLY GIVE $110.0MILYUHN, N-O-T $1.3BILYUHN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-04-20 01:56|| 2012-04-20 01:56|| Front Page Top

#2 I thourght they didnt want the US in their backyard.

Stay for a few more years till you go bankrupt like us mentality.

Posted by Gruth McGurque5303 2012-04-20 05:38|| 2012-04-20 05:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps we should build a nice wall, install lots of checkpoints, wire, mines, and towers. We could shoot anybody who tries to leave.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-04-20 05:55|| 2012-04-20 05:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Afghanistan, like Vietnam, damaged the home country because the draft was used and then those unwilling soldiers rotated back injured or dead to a nation that swathe loss as pointless. The us war in Ag
Aghanistan has been different because we have professional volunteers. It the feeling of pointlessness is starting to dominate.

Posted by Rjschwarz 2012-04-20 10:29|| 2012-04-20 10:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, Russia.. we are kind of playing tit for tat too. Whats up with Georgia?

Posted by newc 2012-04-20 11:16|| 2012-04-20 11:16|| Front Page Top

#6 The Russians like us to keep dying there so we can keep a lid on the problems on their border. Besides, they greatly enjoy criticizing us - why not have the best of both worlds?

Posted by gromky 2012-04-20 15:58|| 2012-04-20 15:58|| Front Page Top

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