Afghanistan

[ionnsaigh]

According to the British ambassador to Afghanistan - Sir Shepherd Cowper Coles The war in Afghanistan is lost, the best we can hope for is an acceptable dictator to unite the country.
Funny - I thought our lot where fighting and dying - in the name of democracy - for democracy. In essence we find ourselves in a situation - where we are expected to continue to show support, for a lost war. The expectation is actively encouraged by a foreign power - America.
They pull the strings to such an extent - that our own perceived independence britain - is little more than a sham.
Those self styled socialists in Whitehall and Holyrood have morally betrayed the Scottish People. Everyone of the families who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan - dying in their hundreds. Victims of a Taleban bullet and a British lie.

[four eyes]

Lighten up girl

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Them's fightin' words callin' him a girl!

Ionns, you make a very valid point, it is ironic.

[ionnsaigh]

Bobbie, the British military commander in Afghanistan - voiced a similar opinion - only this week. I noticed that the American authorities distanced themselves from the comment. In actual fact he went further, by advocating sitting round the table with all concerned parties - including the Taliban.
I feel that the whole thing is an utter disgrace, with so many young people dying - be they American Brits Taliban Canadian - so on and so forth.
Mick