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    Correct Bern. It is a very complex situation. 'Not winning' is not the same as losing. And, yes, PaulB, there is a lot of territory and too few British Troops, who are doing a great job in those circumstances.

    The real problem is that we have underfunded the armed forces for the roles that we require of them and just have too few troops. This situation also illustrates that we simply cannot rely on many of our NATO allies. The Americans, Canadians and Poles apart, other nations are simply not pulling their weight and certainly not in the front line. The most unreliable being our European allies, Germans and French included.

    As for whether we should be in Afghanistan in the first place. Yes that is a matter of debate but we just have to think what the situation would be if we pulled out. The Afghan Government would fall to the Taliban and Al Qaida would have their safe operating base back and free to stike at western targets. At least while we are there our troops can keep them on the run and limit the ability of Al Qaida's ability to make further 9/11 styles terror attacks.

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