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H11051

Headlines : "War on Terror"

Summary:

The answer has to be no.

General James Jones is “taken aback” by the ferocity of resistance to his NATO forces, and he wants more of everything – men, planes, tanks, weapons to finish the job.

But what is the job precisely? Hunting down UBL, curbing the opium trade, protecting pipelines or just playing the age old “Great Game” of keeping the Russkies and Chinese out of the Indian sub-continent?

Whatever the job may be what dummy believes that NATO will finish it by sending in twice, three times, ten times the people and resources already sacrificed to this squalid invasion?

[Posted By Watson]

By Declan Walsh
Republished from Guardian

More cannon fodder please

Nato’s top commander appealed yesterday for helicopters, planes and hundreds of extra troops to reinforce the alliance’s Afghan force against the Taliban. Returning from a visit to Afghanistan, General James Jones admitted he had been taken aback by the ferocity of violence in the south of the country.

“We are a little bit surprised at the level of intensity, and that the opposition in some areas are not relying on traditional hit-and-run tactics,” he said in Belgium. He is taking his demand for “modest reinforcements” to a meeting of Nato generals today and tomorrow.

The Taliban have killed 21 Nato soldiers and wounded 80 so far this year in fighting that has surpassed Nato’s worst forecasts. Three British soldiers were killed and 12 injured in the latest clashes. The figure does not include 21 dead from non-battle incidents, such as last week’s Nimrod crash.

Gen Jones said that his request was not a “desperate move” but simply to give additional insurance to “make sure we can carry the moment”.

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