As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe - AP

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

The clock is running...out for this lost war.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_afghanistan

LONDON – President Barack Obama's delay in deciding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan has found an echo chamber in Europe, where coalition leaders in NATO are weighing whether to send more help or bow to public demands for a speedy exit.

Canada, Finland and the Netherlands have either pulled troops out or set withdrawal dates. Other countries, such as Denmark, Italy, Germany, Norway and Sweden, say they will maintain current troop levels but have no immediate plans to increase them. Only Britain and Turkey have made significant pledges, and Turkey — a Muslim country — has committed noncombat personnel only.

The U.S.-led mission that began in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks has become increasingly difficult to sell — more troops are dying, fewer known terror plots are being traced back to Afghanistan and questions are being raised why Europeans are asked to die for a corrupt and inefficient government in Kabul that shows little signs of wanting to change.

Central to the public wariness with Afghanistan is the notion that it is no longer seen as a simple fight of right against wrong. The recent Afghan election was deeply flawed, drawing attention to rampant corruption. Brown and other Western leaders warned President Hamid Karzai that he cannot count on continued support until he moves to stamp out corruption. "It's like liberating Italy from the Nazis and then handing it over to the Mafia to run," said Labour lawmaker Paul Flynn.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Looks like WE are the only country not wanting to admit

our efforts at Corporate colonization may be doomed.
When we fought the British for "independence" it became our glorious national story.
When other countries fight us for THEIR right to be independent, they become " insurgents"
and dozens of other terms for "the enemy.".
But slowly the fabric of BS is being pulled away....