[Peace-discuss] The liberal position

[C. G. Estabrook]

Actually, it's become a big debate in the UK -- which US planners are worried 
about, not because it might lead to the withdrawal of UK troops, but because it 
might lead the somnolent US public to question the "mission," too!

See "UK agony over Afghanistan raises Washington concerns" 
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31037356-71a1-11de-a821-00144feabdc0.html>:

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...Bruce Riedel, an analyst at the Brookings Institution who pulled together the 
Obama administration's policy review on Afghanistan and Pakistan this year, 
said: "The British are crucial to the Nato mission in Afghanistan.

"Public opinion here will be affected negatively against the war if our key ally 
in Helmand starts to look for a path out."

Conversely, he said, a boost to UK forces would send a signal to the US domestic 
audience and to both the Taliban and Pakistan that "we won't cut and run".

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Karen Medina wrote:
> C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>        Q: Why is Obama killing more people in AfPak than Bush ever did?
>>        A: Sarah Palin's really stupid!
> 
> Cute.
> 
> Why do the people of the UK support the increased attacks in AfPak? I
> don't understand why the aggression in the Middle East is more
> palatable anywhere ... here in the US, in the UK, and seemingly a few
> other places as well.
> 
> -karen medina
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