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Village burningAt current rate of spending, General Sir David Richards has effectively committed us to an additional £20 billion in public expenditure – this being about the least we can get away with for the five more years he is expecting British troop numbers to remain at current levels in Afghan... |
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They lie and deceiveNot the politicians this time - the military. These "killer machines" were supposed to have been withdrawn. We all thought they had been. In fact, we had an announcement in May that the Vector was to be withdrawn from operations in Afghanistan. And now, we learn, another soldier has b... |
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The narrative prevailsThe "shock resignation" Maj-Gen Andrew MacKay has triggered intense speculation as to the reasons for his departure, with the media deciding that the main factor was his disillusionment over the Afghan strategy – or variations on that theme.Our "take" on his resignation ... |
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The values of the harlotOne of the difficulties of blogging is having to make a choice between frequency and length. On balance, longer pieces take more time – and are read by fewer people – so the optimum is many short pieces published frequently.However, on this occasion – as with many others &ndash... |
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Why we're getting it wrongFollowing on from Stephen Grey's critique of the campaign in Afghanistan, sociology professor Anthony King offers his own observations about the capabilities of the British Army, in a piece entitled "Why we're getting it wrong in Afghanistan".King is an interesting observer, having carr... |
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Brown on Afghanistan"I want to take head on the arguments that suggest our strategy in Afghanistan is wrong and to answer those who question whether we should be in Afghanistan at all."So said Gordon Brown yesterday, in a widely trailed speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, under the... |
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