Looking for something else, I spotted this little chart in the UK's Hansard from earlier this week:
http://milnewsca.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/chart-tics-helmand-jun06-feb09.jpg?w=300&h=268
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UK Parliament Sees TIC Stats from Helmand
Looking for something else, I spotted this little chart in the UK's Hansard from earlier this week:
http://milnewsca.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/chart-tics-helmand-jun06-feb09.jpg?w=300&h=268
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Not just UK....
I think most taxpayers in any western democracy, unless convincingly, consistently and repeatedly sold on the benefits, would balk at committing troops/aid for a generation - especially when...