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Of course it would be nice to have the troops home, Ours (GB) included, But The Governments wanted our forces to go over there to either arrest or Kill Bin Laden, Because of 9/11, 7/7, 1998 bombings of United States embassies in Tanzania, Kenya, Bali, Jakarta, Casablanca, Riyadh and Istanbul and other known atrocities.
The forces will stay there for a certain amount of time to help with building the country up again, as they have been asked to do by the Afghan people. Then the troops will slowly pull out. As with Iraq.
Now, I know this may seem harsh, But I am sure those who join any of the Armed Forces, know what they are doing when they sign up. They are joining, to train to go to war. I know civilians find this hard to understand. But having come through the Army with my Father, I know this to be true. They serve their Country, So You and I can have freedom, and not live in threats to our livelihood. And lets not forget its not just America and The UK who are over there:
- 1 Afghanistan
- 2 Armenia
- 3 Azerbaijan
- 4 Bahrain
- 5 Bangladesh
- 6 Bulgaria
- 7 Belgium
- 8 Canada
- 9 China
- 10 Congo
- 11 Cyprus
- 12 Czech Republic
- 13 Denmark
- 14 Egypt
- 15 Estonia
- 16 France
- 17 Georgia
- 18 Germany
- 19 Greece
- 20 Hungary
- 21 India
- 22 Ireland
- 23 Italy
- 24 Japan
- 25 Kuwait
- 26 Kyrgyzstan
- 27 Latvia
- 28 Lithuania
- 29 Macedonia
- 30 Malaysia
- 31 Montenegro
- 32 New Zealand
- 33 Norway
- 34 Oman
- 35 Pakistan
- 36 Poland
- 37 Portugal
- 38 Qatar
- 39 Romania
- 40 Russia
- 41 Slovakia
- 42 Slovenia
- 43 South Korea
- 44 Spain
- 45 Sudan
- 46 Sweden
- 47 Switzerland
- 48 Tajikistan
- 49 Thailand
- 50 Turkey
- 51 Turkmenistan
- 52 United Arab Emirates
- 53 Ukraine
- 54 United Kingdom
- 55 United States
- 56 Uzbekistan
So yes, it would be GREAT if all these brave men and women could return home. But at this moment in time they cant. And we should be proud of them. And as for Obama Hugging that Lady War Veteran, I STILL think it was a great image to see, It was meaningful. And Im sure if Bush was still in, it would be a stiff hand shake and a meaningless word or two.
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