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  Barry W,
  God I do hope you are right when you state that withdrawal will be decided by the UK government of the day.
  It does not really matter about what emphasise you care to interpretate. The point is we should not be asking any one to die for a nation whose culture is based on the gun and not to national loyalty, but tribal loyalty.
  It is a fallacy to state that Afghanistan is any more of a threat to this nation than Pakistan and all the other "stans" you care to think of.
  The question of Pakistans nuclear capabilities is closely monitored by most of the nuclear powers who have more to loose than Britian.To suggest that there is a chance that the taliban or Al Quiada could gain access to such weapons is totally wrong. Are we seriously suggesting that India,China who have borders with Pakistan will sit idly by and give the taliban a free ride?? I dont think so
  As for the argument that Afghanistan will send its suicide bombers to Britian, ( no such threat has yet to materialise from Afghanistan) suicide bombers can come from any country you care to mention. Remember the shoe bomber Richard Reid?? came from this country.
  So faced with this assortment of countries who are capable of sending suicide bombers here, why are we concentrating our efforts in fighting a people who just want to get on with what seems an acceptable way of life to them, but abhorrant to us?? At the end of the day what happens there is none of our business and that is why I do not consider one british life lost can ever be justified, "BRING THE BOYS HOME."

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