tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post5847630350257532166..comments2024-03-29T13:09:31.522+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: How many ground troops are needed?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-53763013091771913372009-11-20T19:41:05.453+01:002009-11-20T19:41:05.453+01:00"We've got the evidence that we didn'..."We've got the evidence that we didn't need as much military strength as we had - if we would have been smarter"<br /><br />Yep. That is the real bottom line, although we (the larger community) just keep fixating on the number that you need to "win" Afghanistan. Better to just pull out and tell Karzai "good luck there buddy." Hell, he can probably buy off the drug lords and keep the Taliban at bay as long as he's friendly with the Pakistani ISI.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01031567700911395326noreply@blogger.com