Posted by
colorado springs citizen on Monday, May 26, 2008 10:38:47 AM
The only issue where we may be able to have some influence is
Afghanistan, where around 2,000 Dutch military operate in dangerous
Uruzgan within the NATO framework. The war there has now lasted almost
seven years. Most of our allies have—to put it kindly—shown no
indomitable fighting spirit when it came to sending troops there. That
is not so surprising. The situation there is constantly changing, but
always chaotic. When The Hague decided to participate in this war, the
impression was that this would be a (country) building mission. The
Taliban returned. Our small front part became a combat mission.