RiffRaff Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 What on earth are our troops doing in (what appears to be) this absolute hellhole? Can anyone explain why we're involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Because, as usual, our wonderful leaders can't keep their noses out of other people's affairs. Historical habit it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 What on earth are our troops doing in (what appears to be) this absolute hellhole? Can anyone explain why we're involved? Have you just arrived on earth? Or do you just ignore the events happening around you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 What on earth are our troops doing in (what appears to be) this absolute hellhole? Can anyone explain why we're involved? I suggest you ask Tony Blair, - but don't ask him more than once....you'll get different and probably contradictory answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradescanthia Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Why bother with the troops, B52s' are far more effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom3t0 Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 the taliban banned opium production Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RADISHES Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 The Taliban also banned.....sports, music, dancing, women's rights,free speech,any religion but Islam...etc...etc....etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plekhanov Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 We’re in Afghanistan because the Islamist regime (the Taliban) which eventually took control of most of Afghanistan after many years of civil war in the fall out after the Soviet Unions failed invasion can Al-Qaeda a base of operations from which to train recruits and plan attacks against the west. After the attacks on the US on 11/9/2001 (and a number of other less spectacular attacks) it was decided that the Taliban needed to be deposed to deprive Al Qaeda of its safe haven, and a stable, democratic government created in the Taliban’s place to prevent resurgent Islamists from once more creating a safe haven for the likes of Al Qaeda. We are currently taking such heavy casualties in Afghanistan because Bush & Blair for reasons best known to themselves decided to turn their backs on Afghanistan when the job was only half done and invade Iraq which had absolutely nothing to do with Al Qaeda. The unnecessary war of choice in Iraq has left our armed forces dangerously overstretched and without sufficient numbers to do the job they are being asked to do in Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plekhanov Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Why bother with the troops, B52s' are far more effective. No they aren't, there’s no way B52s can possibly do the job our troops are being asked to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Have you just arrived on earth? Or do you just ignore the events happening around you? No, and no again... I just can't see the reason why "our lads" have to be involved, especially as we know that the Ruskies tried for many years, and were beaten by the opposition, the terrain and the climate... Thanks for your comment, Artisan, curt though it was......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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