Just another 5 years

[David Johnson]

Apparently the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan has stated that the Afghan police and army are losing too many men in battle and need up to 5 more years of western support before they can fight independently.

If it is 5 more years after 2014 when all NATO combat troops are due to leave, that takes us up to 2019, 18 years after the invasion.

I seem to recall that the Allied invasion was estimated to be a relatively short operation to destroy Osama and his Al Qaeda operatives and then gain agreement with the Afghan government, whatever it was, not to allow any of them back in the country.

13 years later and it looks like we are still not much nearer to leaving the Afghan government to defend itself.

Of course, the proposed Syrian intervention will be much, much quicker won't it?

Err, maybe not.

[Jonone]

'5 years .. my brain hurts a lot .. 5 years .. look what we got '

[Von Boy]

i think i remember Dr John Reid... now Baron Reid of Cardowan... famously said
"I don't even think our troops will fire a shot!"

But as old Adolf said.. "armies don't exist for peacetime" so another five years will keep the boys busy....from all nations involved

[william]

The ruskies and they are a force to be reckoned with gave up and walked away..... Toooo much trouble.

The yanks have an issue with black and white - they think its all black and white and easy to solve.... Look at vietnam and the mess they made there

[Arginald Valleywater]

I am now convinced that wars are just long running adverts for the global arms industry. Strangely enough the US has a rather large arms industry, which, blow me has a lot of influence in the Shite House.......Carlyle, General Dynamics, Rockwell.......the list goes on...and so do the party donations....