Why should we stay in Afghanistan?

[rov1200]

This year the Netherlands are withdrawing their contingent of 2000 troops from Afghanistan. By next year the Canadians are also withdrawing their 3000 troops.

Our 10,000 troops seem likely to be in it for the long haul as no end date has been mentioned and in fact the US has asked us to make up some of the shortfall left by other countries pullouts.

Is it time to say enough is enough and get out of this everlasting war?

[123everton]

AOG, a harbour is a place were different groups can find shelter.
State funding comes from the drugs trade and sympathisers who will pay money into the Afghan government to provide faciilities, organisational and logistical networks.
People from all over the world can then travel to Afghanistan via it's large porous borders, train as a soldier for their cause.
Then return to their home nation with a name and contact info for the head of the cell they are to belong to.
The command structure within Afghanistan can then coordinate whatever actions it likes safe from ground assault or police action.
A simple analogy, it was why America had to find a means to prosecute a war against Japan in 1941, thoughtfully Japan made that decision for them, an act for which Rear Admiral Foley of the U.S.S Lanikai probably owes his retirement too.

[123everton]

I wouldn't describe soldiers as being brainwashed.
Trouble is countries don't wage wars, governments do, they just get people to fight them.
If the Taliban were killing M.Ps at the rate of six a year, there'd be a withdrawl within eighteen months, regardless of the situation there.

[rov1200]

We value our troops so highly that we pay them half the going rate Australia pays for its troops in Afghanistan. Life is so cheap we have had nearly 300 soldiers killed there for a small pittance. The politicians when visiting Afghanistan now have to avoid the danger spots as Cameron witnessed last week.