Germany stays in northern Afghanistan despite pleas to join battle in south

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http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWNHUDsECdtY8gn-ic-ix2G_a5CQ

4 hours ago

BERLIN - German troops are staying in the calmer northern regions of Afghanistan, the defence minister said Friday, despite pleas from Canada and the United States for more military muscle to help fight insurgents in the south.

"I have a clear mandate from the German parliament," German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung told reporters Friday.

"It consists of 3,500 soldiers serving along the northern border and only helping out in the south for a limited period of time, as needed."

Jung made the remarks in response to a letter from U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates seeking more substantial help in the volatile south of Afghanistan.

Troops from Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and the United States have borne the brunt of fighting the Taliban in the south, with support from Denmark, Romania, Estonia and non-NATO nation Australia.

Ottawa is looking to allies for 1,000 more troops and additional equipment for southern Afghanistan as Parliament debates whether to extend the Canadian military mission beyond February 2009.

Washington said it had no plans to send more U.S. troops beyond the decision last month to deploy 3,200 additional marines to Afghanistan, but promised to help Canada lobby other countries for reinforcements.

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1. Look big shit

Facts is you can pour in all the troops and money
Not going to change anything

Solution disappear all the people there then no problems
What ... thats too evil
Then what
Torture yourself slowly
Just plain stupid
Damn Kabuki show waste of time
Spend money on people better
What can one say about shit for brain decision

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2. If we can't make the Afghans love us with guns and bombs they will never love us

Because that is all I can see my stupid government ever spending money on in Afghanistan. Guns and bombs. The best and the biggest. Mother of all bombs and all that, tut, tut. US is very good at that.

Don

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3. Not worry

Will come to senses (reality ) like russian did.
Most politicians cannot admit to mistake
That why common people awlays bang head on war
What one see as common sense
They see as ..... wah not good for image to admit mistake
So they just blind themself to common sense
Until it goes kaboom
The they IF themself to dead..

IF.... Intelligently Fuck