John Reid, the then Defence Secretary, expressed the hope that the
troops might be able to get in and out of Helmand without firing a shot.
Reality:
So far, 400,000 small arms rounds have been fired.
The Generals say:
British commanders in Afghanistan have recommended that their men
receive almost 180 awards for gallantry, including "several" Victoria
Crosses, following the most intense fighting since the Korean War.
In
This is very serious.
Britain has no reserves because they are all in Iraq etc. Without reserves we are heading for a military defeat & a unit getting wiped out.
When that happens it will make massive headlines which will do no good – it should be reported now while we may still have some options, however unpalatable.
The afghan war was the one legitimate one we have been involved in lately – we cannot allow al quaeda to win this.
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