Sandie0363

Reply to Is It Time To Reconsider Afghanistan? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The situation in Afghanistan wasnt doomed from the outset, regardless of the character of the Afghani warlords. The problem is that Karzai and his central government have not received the aid they were promised. You cant criticise them for failing to be effective when theyve not got the financial assistance theyve needed, and always said they needed. Karzai is reduced to begging countries to live up to their pledges, and provide additional security and

Legitimate power in Current Events JoeUser Forums

If you were to look at the events in the UN before the war in Iraq, they dont seem that important - either then or now. The US only went to the UN as a favour to Blair to cement his support for their invasion of Iraq, and France, Russia and China were never going to support a US war that would throw possibly the greatest oil reserves in the world solidy into the US sp