Thread: Landmark troops deaths in Afghanistan reaches 100
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Old 06-10-08, 12:36 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Landmark troops deaths in Afghanistan reaches 100
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Originally Posted by Iriemon View Post
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.
We,re there with the consent of the Afgan government. How is that imperialism [or "wrong" as Volker put it]?you also have to bear in mind that setting a date for withdrawel would make the talibans task alot easyer. All they have to do is lay low untill a set date.
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