Thursday - February 22, 2007

Britain is Still in the Game

Or Out of the Pan, into the Fire 

When Britain announced it was withdrawing troops from Iraq the other day, I swear you could hear the left go into an orgasmic orgy of anticipation.  This was the beginning of the end they thought.  Sorry, it seems the British, who pacified southern Iraq more quickly than U.S. forces have their corner of Iraq, are moving their troops to where they are more urgently needed, Afghansitan.

Britain is expected to announce the deployment of more than 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to help combat an anticipated offensive by Taliban insurgents in coming months, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday.

The deployment, if confirmed, will come just days after British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain would begin withdrawing soldiers from Iraq, another key battleground.

Defense Minister Des Browne was due to announce the increase in forces and equipment in Afghanistan on Monday after the plan was presented to Blair's cabinet on Thursday, the Guardian said.