More on Afghanistan

We hear a lot about training up the Afghan army to take over ‘security’ and then we can all go home. The ineptitude of the policy staggers. First the ‘democratic’ government in Kabul is utterly rotten, its institutions an arm of the unlawful state within the state. Second the so called Afghan army is no more reliable than the one left behind by the Russians which caved in to the Taliban within months of the Russian departure. Third, the mantra that our security in these islands depends upon fighting an ineffectual war which cannot be won in this tribal country, with its unique culture, unconqured down through the centuries, is rubbish.

Knowing all this, even if they are too caught up in their own spin or listening too intently to Generals sunk  in way above their heads, politicians who continue to order our brave young people into harms way, almost daily costing lives, have blood on their hands. It will not wash off.

17 Responses to “”

  1. excellent post,however i experience some trouble in understanding the last paragraph, could you please describe a little bit further?

  2. Thanks for sharing this great submit, i truly adore your blog, but i’ve some problem i dont know whether it’s my side problem or in your site? some words from the submit in your blog have charactor encoding problem, yes i use auto detecting, can u pls look into this issue a bit?

  3. Does it give any better than this!?! As a full-time writer myself is always nice to read such a well written and well thought out blog.

  4. hey, your post truly helps, now i encounter the same problems, and i have no clue on how to solve the issue. luckily i research google and discovered your post, it helps me get rid of my trouble. thanks againone thing, may i paste your article on my site? i will add the source and credit to your site.regards!

  5. Hi, Thanks. I was experiencing exactly the same problem. Solved now Regards.

  6. I just couldnt leave your website before saying that I really enjoyed the quality details you offer for your visitors. Would be back usually to check up on new stuff in you post!

  7. Not too sure how I found your blog but glad I did find it. Think I was seeking for something else on google. Not sure I agree 100% with what you say, but have bookmaked and will pop back to study to see if you add any much more posts. Continue the excellent work.

  8. Happened across your article while searching via yahoo. I study the 1st paragraph and its great! I do not have time to finish it now, but I have bookmarked your web page and will study the rest tonight. : )

  9. Wow, this was a really quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this too – taking time and real effort to make a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a lot and never seem to get something done.

  10. Well, this was kind of boring but whatever.

  11. Ja Rieffer says:

    Wow, this was a really quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this too – taking time and real effort to make a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a lot and never seem to get something done.

  12. Nice site. Thanks, I absolutely enjoy reading your post.

  13. Hi! 🙂 Is it Okay if I ask one thing kinda off subject? I’m trying to view this web page on my new iPad but it surely will not exhibit up correctly, do you might have any options? Really should I attempt and find an update for my software or anything? Thanks in advance! Jennine x 🙂

  14. Dear friend. My partner and i truly just like that post and also your current internet site all in all! The write-up is incredibly clearly created and easily understandable. The Blog theme is amazing as well! Would be awesome to discover where I are able get that. If possible maintain up the good work. We require a lot more these types of webmasters like you on the net and also much less spammers. Fantastic friend!

  15. That was intriguing . I love your quality that you put into your writing . Please do move forward with more similar to this.

  16. Lately, I did not give a lot of consideration to giving responses on blog page articles or blog posts and have placed comments even much less. Reading by way of your nice article, will support me to do so sometimes.

  17. […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by malcolm, malcolm. malcolm said: :  More on Afghanistan We hear a lot about training up the Afghan army to take over ’security’ and .. http://bit.ly/13zBla […]

Leave a Reply