The coming Central Asian drought is probably going to reduce the Afghan and Pak populations to manageable levels. All we have to do is wait about 6 months.
The Germans don’t want to send any combat soldiers. They only want to send a few REMFs to non-battle areas.
Example (link):
THEY are on the front line of the war on terror, but German pilots facing the Taliban are insisting they stop at tea time every day to comply with health and safety regulations.Afghanistan has proven just how useless America's European "allies" really are in a war. It's not a pleasant realization, but it is better to learn it now than later, when World War III (otherwise known as the Great Jihad, or Armageddon) gets under way in earnest.The helicopter pilots, who provide medical back-up to Nato ground troops, set off for their base by mid-afternoon so they can be grounded by sundown.
Their refusal to fly in the dark is hampering Operation Desert Eagle, an allied offensive, which involves 500 Nato-led troops plus 1,000 Afghan troops and police.
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One Norwegian cavalry officer, who was engaged in a day-long fight with more than 40 Taliban near Jari Siya in Badghis, said: “It’s hopeless. We were attacking the bad guys, then [at] three or four o’clock, the helicopters are leaving.
“We had to go back to base. We should have had Norwegian helicopters. At least they can fly at night.”
Abandoned by their western allies, the 600 men from the Afghan army’s 209 Corps were forced to retreat until a convoy of American Humvees arrived the next day to reinforce them.
Even Obama doesn’t want Europeans to “help”! Keeping the Kabul Airport Starbucks secure, has about maxed out their abilities.