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2004-03-23 Europe

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Posted by TS 2004-03-23 9:31:56 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I suggested the other day that the 1,300 troops pulled from Iraq should be sent to Afghanistan.

Posted by Tibor 2004-3-23 11:00:13 PM|| 2004-3-23 11:00:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Bah, the contribution of 1300 troops is almost irrelevant. Their participation in Iraq is symbolic of Spain's support for a democratic Iraq and for the US foreign policy. Moving them to Afghanistan is better than nothing but mostly pointless.

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-3-23 11:11:27 PM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-3-23 11:11:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 No, moving the troops to Afghanistan is not pointless. It's point is to say Spain is still a team player in the War on Terror and that the War on Iraq is not part of the War on Terror.

Zappo needs to spend some time in the penalty box and step 1 should be telling him he should take his 1,300 troops and protect the trains in Madird. We can handle out of country activity without those who cannot be fully inovlved in the WoT.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-3-23 11:32:21 PM|| 2004-3-23 11:32:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Heck, let'em send those boys to Afghanistan if he wants. If they really want to put their money where their mouth is they can hook up w/the Pak military and go on a mountain terrain appreciation tour looking for Binny and dealing w/the local tribesmen. A battalion of troops was just symolism anyways in Iraq, not going to break our bank pulling them in reality. The principle of it is another matter though I agree.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-3-24 9:41:16 AM|| 2004-3-24 9:41:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Doesn't this moron realize that Spain was bombed for its help in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Putting more troops in Afghanistan will still get Spainards bombed according to Al Qaeda.

Posted by Daniel King 2004-03-24 1:16:36 PM|| 2004-03-24 1:16:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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