21.12.2005, 21:22
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Zitat:Army chiefs warn: 'We're not ready for Afghanistan'
Britain is set for a u-turn on its commitment to send thousands of troops to fight in Afghanistan next year, with some in the army now questioning whether the mission should be abandoned altogether.
Military commanders say that lessons have not been learned from the run-up to the Iraq war and that political prevarication has left them unable to make adequate preparation for the mission, which had been expected to involve up to 5,000 troops. [...]