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Old 06-10-08, 12:15 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Landmark troops deaths in Afghanistan reaches 100

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Originally Posted by Red_Dave View Post
They are there on a united nations mandate to remove a threat to peace. Why should they not be there? Would you rather we left and let the taliban take over?
I have no problem with the intervention in Afghanistan.

But whether or not an attack is justified, it is not a license for a indefinite occupation of the country. That smacks of imperialism. At some point NATO has to set a date for withdrawal.
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