Gautam Mukunda wrote:
> To take your statements in order - the first is moral support. Although the
> material value of (non-British) European support in Afghanistan - or
> anywhere else - will approach a rounding error in the total correlation of
> forces, the moral and diplomatic value will be non-trivial. Note however
> that the value of British support will be substantial - the SAS are some of
> the finest soldiers in the world and they have extensive experience in
> operating in places like Afghanistan. For all practical purposes they
> invented special operations warfare and they will certainly be of
> significant help in Afghanistan, as they were in the Gulf.
Note that John said "The idea that they (The EU) could
somehow be more than a footnote to an operation in
Afghanistan borders borders on the laughable." I presume
John knows that England is a member of the EU. Would the
"significant help" rate more than a footnote?
In any case I find John's statement to be tactless and insulting, especially at a time
when we are seeking unity with other nations.
--
Doug
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And when I fear, fair creature of an hour,
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in thy faery power
Of unreflecting love!-then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink.
from When I Have Fears, John Keats
