Blair announces on Thursday he will be withdrawing troops from Iraq....?

Question

Then on Friday, he announces he is putting more troops into Afghanistan. Doesn't he think we have enough probs at home?

Xaviar - stick your head back in the sand. You not heard about all the gun crimes in the UK?

Answer 1

If Xavier W means no major domestic disasters that bringing home some our troops would prevent he may have a point. It is typical of Bliar that as he bragged about bringing troops from Iraq he had already planned to send almost the same amount to Afghanistan. This is the standard operating procedure for this lying disgraced man.

Answer 2

We have problems at home but putting fighting troops on to the street is not the answer. Afghanistan has to be secured and, since Nato countries, with a few exceptions, suddenly find an excuse not to send their troops, it's left to the Brits, USA, the Canadians and the Dutch to do the job - as usual (apologies if I have omitted any other country with fighting troops over there).

Answer 3

What problems are there at home that the Army would deal with? There are enough police and SIS/ SAS to cope with home grown terror. It was a clear plan of Bliar to pull troops out of Iraq to allow more to go to Afghanistan in the spring. The Taliban always 'surge' in the spring.If you didn't see that one coming, you are not a political watcher. Remember the Harrier pilot from the Falklands when he was asked what it was like to be outnumbered 200 to 1. 'That is what we call a Target Rich Environment' and that is what Mr Bliar is creating.

Answer 4

To be honest, I'm surprised Brits have kept your troops in both of these fights as long as you have. Thank you for that...

The issue is fundamentally about limited resources. The British military is severely underfunded and overstretched, so the government made the choice to pull out of Iraq, where you weren't doing much good anyway, and focus on Afghanistan, where there's still a chance to really succeed.

Answer 5

That is Colonial Britain today. The armaments industry leans on the government and they respond, (£6 bn order for armoured vehicles for the MoD.)
The system will not work without boom, slump and war and that is the way it has always been. It is only the people who can change this by breaking away from their tradition of always voting for the big three Con, Lab or Lib and for once vote for an alternative instead.

Answer 6

I don't really understand ur question, nor do i understand why having problems at home, is a reason to bring troops home. We don't need the army out on the streets.
Plus what are u talking about problems at home, i don't really see any major domestic disasters about to happen.
I give Mr Blair my full support and feel thankful we have a strong leader willing to take a risk for whats right, rather than a yellow-belled coward.

Answer 7

it quite is by way of the fact he's following the settee settlement that Bush and the Iraq government prepare in the previous Bush left workplace Bush and the Iraqi government set up this status Of Forces settlement that could have US Troops out of Iraq via December 31, 2011 in accordance with risk-free practices circumstances. Obama tried to beat the Bush last date via making a marketing campaign promise to have troops out via 2010...Obama did not shop this promise, and particularly went with Bush's unique plan. i grants credit to Obama for following yet yet another BUSH distant places coverage. thank you BUSH!

Answer 8

If politicians want to go to war they should be in the front line leading the troops together with their sons and daughters, you would find that their military adventures stopped overnight.

Answer 9

yes but he likes to play international problem maker - sorry, solver

having messed up the world with climate change and provoking the next world war he feels he must provoke more anger and hate and watch many more professional and respectable british men and women die, because he likes the feeling of power it gives him

aww bless

YOU VOTED HIM IN you deal with the consequences
broadmore would be a better place to house tony blair than number 10

Answer 10

Nope. Blair and Bush have created one almighty foreign ****-up - but they're in charge so our respective troops just have to keep on going and dying for . . . nobody really knows why, all so Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dummer never have to own up to causing catastrophe.