Brown Vows to Continue War Effort in Afghanistan - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum

jviehe · #1 (**permalink**) 11-20-2009

Im not a British expert, but it seems like they have more decisive leaders than we do in the US. I wish our Commander was as willing to committ. Of course I wish the Brits woulds send in an additional 50k troops, not 500.

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LONDON — As President Obama moves closer to a decision on the United States military’s request for more troops in Afghanistan, the British government has made an unflinching commitment to continue its role as the second largest troop provider in the 43-nation coalition fighting the war.

In the face of opinion polls suggesting that British public opinion has moved sharply against the war in the face of rising British casualties, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and David Miliband, the foreign secretary, used major speeches in the past two days to reaffirm Britain’s determination to fight on in Afghanistan alongside the United States.

They also renewed a commitment made last month to increase, by an initial increment of at least 500 soldiers, Britain’s current Afghan deployment of 9,000 troops. That compares with the 68,000 already committed by the United States, and 27,000 from other coalition countries. Mr. Obama has spent several weeks reviewing a request by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the American and NATO commander in Afghanistan, for a further increase of as many as 40,000 troops.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/wo...18britain.html

I cant imaging this coming out of Obamas mouth

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Vigilance in the defense of national security will never be sacrificed to expediency. Necessary resolution will never succumb to appeasement. The greater international good will never be subordinated to the mood of the passing moment

skeptic1 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-22-2009

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Originally Posted by jviehe

Im not a British expert, but it seems like they have more decisive leaders than we do in the US. I wish our Commander was as willing to committ. Of course I wish the Brits woulds send in an additional 50k troops, not 500.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/wo...18britain.html

I cant imaging this coming out of Obamas mouth

It is time to call off the dogs of war and regroup !

The Brits are sending only 500 ,men because they are not "total ass holes".

Bush's war has come to its predictable end for the West.

Time to wake up and smell the Roses on a massive scale !

jviehe · #3 (**permalink**) 11-22-2009

The predictable end of being lost by a democrat?

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