The United Kingdom Elections 2010

[al Roumi]

Our troops are over there dying not so they can seek refuge in the UK

Is that why ISAF are in Afghanistan?

having crossed a vast number of other safe countries where they should seek refuge under International Law. Their country was in the sh*t since at least the 1980's, and things have never geen great since the Mongols trashed the irrigation systems.

Right, but as we are there now, taking responsability and trying to get the place back on its feet (as we see it) -can you fault them for thinking we might also take some sort of responsability for Afghans caught in what is a very live warzone?

[Furunculus]

got twelve predictions so far, anyone else gonna join the party?

i'm beginning to feel more confident about a narrow tory majority.

[rory_20_uk]

Wishful thinking is not by itself a sufficient reason.

Merely that we are expending masses of resources to fix their mess doesn't then mean we have to help them even further. A warzone requires two lots of fighters. The other lot are Afghans.

I see it as a massive waste of time and money. Leave these backward facing people to whatever medieval practices they want., merely trade what we need with whoever sells it.