On 29/11/2006, at 3:54 PM, jdiebremse wrote:
Unfortunately, there is every indication that the force is too
small to
accomplish the job - there remains too few troops, and of the troops
that are there, too few of them are willing to work in the toughest/
most
violent areas.
Yes, precisely. Upsetting. It needed to be done properly, and it
wasn't because of the Iraq distraction.
Don't get me wrong, I am very happy for the contributions that have
been
provided - but unfortunately, given the nature of the task facing
Western Civilization, far more is required, and even the US is not
fully
stepping up to the plate in that regard, let alone the rest of the
world....
I'm not even sure what the "task facing Western Civilization" means.
You're talking another language.
Charlie
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