"Dutch government collapses over stance on troops; Pullout could put Afghan war forces at greater risk" by Nicholas Kulish, New York Times | February 21, 2010
BERLIN - A last-ditch effort to keep Dutch troops in Afghanistan brought down the governing coalition in the Netherlands early yesterday, immediately raising fears that the Western military coalition fighting the war is increasingly at risk.
F*** your mass-murdering coalition.
Even as the allied offensive in the Taliban stronghold of Marjah continued yesterday, it appeared almost certain that most of the 2,000 Dutch troops would be gone from Afghanistan by the end of the year. The question plaguing military planners was whether a Dutch departure would embolden the war’s critics in other allied countries, where debate over deployment is continuing, and hasten the withdrawal of their troops as well....
There is ALWAYS HOPE!
Julian Lindley-French, professor of defense strategy at the Netherlands Defense Academy in Breda: “The implications are that the US and the British are going to take on more of the load.’’
Oh, THAT is GOOD NEWS, huh, Americans and Britons?
Related: Britain's Afghanistan Sacrifices
The war in Afghanistan has been increasingly unpopular among voters in the Netherlands, as in many other parts of Europe, creating strains between governments trying to please the United States and their own populations....
Who are YOUR "PUBLIC SERVANTS" trying to please again?
The probable loss of the Dutch contingent and the continuing resistance to significant increases in manpower by other American allies demonstrate the extent to which the dividend expected from the departure of President George W. Bush, who was so unpopular in capitals across the Atlantic, has not materialized despite Obama’s popularity in Europe....
Maybe he is NOT as POPULAR as we are being led to believe by the lying, agenda-pushing MSM, readers?
"the Obama administration is losing patience with Europe"
Yeah, I'm sure they are loving him.
What CHANGE, huh?
