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2008-12-20 Afghanistan

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Posted by tipper 2008-12-20 14:23|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Any thought of some of our allies sending troops? The Germans, the Poles, the Spanish, the Romanians, why, even the French could do more, if we have to do the transport.

Posted by Steve White 2008-12-20 15:16|| 2008-12-20 15:16|| Front Page Top

#2 "Any thought of some of our allies sending troops?"

For what purpose? So they can continue to cower behind rules of engagement that prevent them doing anything if someone might get hurt? They probably just get in the way and are more mouths to feed/water without making any real contribution.

"Old" Europe has shown itself to be cowards except for (as usual) the Brits and the French special forces.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-12-20 16:48|| 2008-12-20 16:48|| Front Page Top

#3 The irony is that these will be construction troops, not combat troops. They will be building Afghan infrastructure just like they did in Iraq.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-12-20 20:38|| 2008-12-20 20:38|| Front Page Top

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