"Critical Condition" of the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan

[Skybird]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,druck-646085,00.html

This just illustrates and confirms what I got in reports from three returning guys over the past 3 years.

It makes me sick to send troops and then not supplying them with what they need while telling lies and making glorious statements back at home. Failed German policies due to letting career diplomats running their power-show by narcissistic illusions. It's not the soldier's fault. They just pay for the betrayal by their political leaders. I will not talk bad of the BW troops there. But the government I would like to bind in front of a mortar tube - maybe not by legal definition, but by moral responsibility it is guilty of high treason towards it's own army.

Words, words, words - just plenty of lying words. Thank God we do not fight a war there (says the defence minister).

[Schroeder]

Is this really news?
I think this BS has been going on for years.
Besides even with awesome training and equipment I don't see how the situation can be improved there. As long as all Afghanis in office (politicians, warlords, policemen, soldiers...) are more known to take bribes than to do something for the people nothing will change.
As long as the people of Afghanistan aren't willing to do something to improve the situation by themselves the mission is lost.

[Jimbuna]

We have the self same problem here in the UK :nope:

[Hakahura]

Blair, Brown & Nu Labour:down:
Shame on them all