British troops in Afghanistan 'on the brink of exhaustion'

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British troops fighting Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan are on the "brink of exhaustion", The Sunday Telegraph has learnt.

Commanders fear that the number of "high tempo" operations being launched against the Taliban is "unsustainable" unless the 3,600-strong task force is reinforced with an extra 1,000-strong infantry battle group.

Since May, British troops in Helmand province have fought 25 major battles in which they killed an estimated 700 Taliban.

Commanders say the mission has so far been "fantastically successful", but they believe that the relentless number of back-to-back operations being fought in harsh terrain in temperatures of up to 50C is beginning to take its toll.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/06/nafg06.xml&DCMP=EMC-new_06082006

[Oversea Visitor]

1. Sad

the local are being massarce.
When you fight the people you can kill millions but they still fight
Only way you win kill all.
Good Luck

[Erika]

2. Maybe they need to talk to the Russians n/t

[jobycom]

3. Same problem Alexander the Great faced

Eventually your troops want to go home, and their troops already are home.

[htuttle]

5. Or as Captain Willard so poetically put it:

"Charlie didn't get much USO. He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat. He had only two ways home: death, or victory."

[jobycom]

6. Great movie. nt

[Karenina]

10. Does my memory serve me well

that the last time the Brits were driven out of Afghanistan there was but ONE survivor?

[felman87]

4. Maybe we're fighting this war all wrong.

I don't think terrorism will be beat with military might. The best way to beat it is to improve relationships between people. After all, terrorism grows from hatred. Removes hatred and you remove terrorism.

[Erika]

7. Duh, W has fought that since he came into power

Bring it on was his war cry.

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[ixion]

9. Ah, I see you're filled with blind rage and fear. congratulations!

The Kool-Aid® has taken effect, and you are now officially part of the Glorious Empire 'Murika.

:sarcasm: