Obama/NATO Afghanistan Troop Surge

[Jubal]

So... what do you people think about the new troop surge? Should the US and UK really even be there? What will become of the region if we pull out? Wil it be a success?

[joek]

So... what do you people think about the new troop surge? Should the US and UK really even be there? What will become of the region if we pull out? Wil it be a success?

We can't simply pull out - it will just create a power vacuum the Taliban can exploit. However, I don't like us being there in the first place. We should be aiming to make the current government stable, and then pull out.

[Jubal]

I'm going to throw in a controversial view; I think the UN should have a standing army for things like Afghanistan. The job of world policing would thus be FAIRLY shared between nations.

[DeepComet5581]

I agree. It shouldn't be the responsibility of first world countries to keep the developing world in line. If the NATO troops (Hah!)  are going to stay in Afghanistan, then the least they could do is stop the TIDE of drugs and pirated DVDs coming from Afghanistan to Britain and America.