From: "Rich Gauszka" 

The very history of Afghanistan and foreign invaders from the time of
Alexander the Great said that this was going to be a long and difficult
endeavor. Unfortunately the Bushies have an aversion to studying history



"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
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> It seems to me that if 4+ years after the initial deployment you need more
> troops, then you might have a problem more profound than the simple
> deployment of additional troops can solve, and some skepticism about the
> request is in order.
>
> I wonder if this is partly behind the reluctance of anyone to step
> forward. I'm also wondering whether NATO is now trapped in a similar
> manner to the US being trapped in Iraq. D***ed if you stay, d*** if you
> leave etc.
> --
> Regards,
> Dave Ings,
> Toronto, Canada
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>>I see Poland has pledged 1,000 troops. They had previously announced a
>>desire to reduce forces in Iraq so I wonder if they'll just move them from
>>there.  European support would seem to be getting a bit tapped out with
>>the conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, and Lebanon.
>>
>>
>
>

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