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Worth every penny????
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...tain-37bn-book
"Since 2006, on a conservative estimate, it has cost £15m a day to maintain Britain's military presence in Helmand province. The equivalent of £25,000 will have been spent for every one of Helmand's 1.5 million inhabitants, more than most of them will earn in a lifetime, it says." ========= What the hell - we can afford it can't we? It's not as if the place will revert to exactly the state it was in, or worse, when our lads went out there to be blown to bits, as soon as they are gone is it? :mad: dl |
I'm just waiting for us to all be showered in flowers by the locals for doing such a wonderful job. Their gratitude will know no ends.
As for the families who lost loved ones, the gratitude of the Afghans will be all they need :( On a more serious note: I just wish our politicians would listen to good advice before they try and do something like this :( |
More to the point, perhaps we could STOP creeping up the Americans' asses and stay out of other people's business.....at least until we have spare money again.
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Now, if they had said 'Do you want to invade or do you want to continue with free university places?'. Do you think we would be out there?
Also, if we had not invaded Iraq & Afghanistan,do you think there would be more or less terrorism in the world,which, apparently was the whole point in the first place. |
Originally Posted by David Lock
(Post 11105042)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...tain-37bn-book
"Since 2006, on a conservative estimate, it has cost £15m a day to maintain Britain's military presence in Helmand province. The equivalent of £25,000 will have been spent for every one of Helmand's 1.5 million inhabitants, more than most of them will earn in a lifetime, it says." ========= What the hell - we can afford can't we? It's not as if the place will revert to exactly the state it was in, or worse, when our lads went out there to be blown to bits as soon as they are gone is it? :mad: dl Funny that you should say that! Les |
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