We Are In Afghanistan To Ensure Peace At Home

[pdq1]

So says David Cameron. But isn't because we're in Afganistan that threats from terrorists are prevalent?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2282540/British-bombers-plot-new-7-7-foiled-Muslim-terrorists-cell-plotted-murder-2-000-people-Al-Qaeda-backed-atrocity-supermarkets-town-centres.html

So how can we stop it rather than relying on our security services at home?

[TWR]

You know what I think of the 20.48 post.

[Mick-Talbot]

I really don't care what a silly fantasist thinks to be honest.

[Prudie]

"THERE IS A WAY, can we find a way? no whilst there are do.fecking goodies, & there seems to be a few on here."

TWR I'm sorry I've lost the plot on what this post was supposed to be saying - is your way to bomb the lot then (remotely of course)? Who would give this order, presumably not Cameron and his partying knobs?

[TWR]

Prudie, please, after what I've seen, End of.xx

[EcclesCake]

Have you been there TWR, what have you seen?

There are a few service personnel (and statistically, they are very few) who come back with injuries of varying degrees. On a more positive note the vast majority come back in one piece. PTSD is also being taken very seriously so that is less of an issue than it was.

[LazyGun]

There is no "end of" on a public, open forum.

[emmie]

this is not a small number of casualties, 440 dead so far, and i know it doesn't compare with those Afghani killed, maimed, but our servicemen and women are losing their lives and being maimed, as to those seeking help for PTSD, no one knows the full figures, nor those who don't seek help and go off the deep end, or commit suicide.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/sep/17/afghanistan-casualties-dead-wounded-british-data

[anotheoldgit]

/// For your Information Eccles, I have friends in Afghanistan, that are local to Afghanistan, that know the Taliban, that have seen what the Taliban can do, Do or Die!, ///

Seems like TWR does have Afghan friends, who are local to Afghanistan.

[emmie]

but that is not clear at all, his wording is scrambled to say the least. If he has and they know more than we do, why does he not give us more than a clue, instead of this end of nonsense.

[anotheoldgit]

Instead of being in Afghanistan we would be better employed in Pakistan, after all it is in that country where all the training camps are, and where our very own country men go out to train.

All 'free' passage between the UK and Pakistan should have been stopped, except in special circumstances.

[LazyGun]

@AoG "Instead of being in Afghanistan we would be better employed in Pakistan,"

Are you advocating that we invade Pakistan now?

[ichkeria]

TWR you are very confused: 'Let them fight their own bloody war' but later: 'Bomb the source and kill the problem' or words to that effect.
The question's also a bit confused. Terrorism existed pre-Afghanistan and will continue post-withdrawal

[pdq1]

Everyone's confused except yourself ichkeria. Of course there have been troubles in the past and will be in the future nothing revealing there. Its our prescence thats the question. When our politicians engage with double speak how can we trust them.