Afghanistan and World War II

As I am sure you know now, Eric Joyce has resigned as PPS to Bob Ainsworth. He's done so in protest at what he sees as the governments lack of support for the army in Afghanistan.

I happen to think he was wrong to resign for two reasons. One, it's a nuclear option. At this time it's better to be critical in private rather than in public if Labour is to improve it's standing. Two, the government is committed to Afghanistan for good reasons, for which I will cover shortly.

Fact is though, Eric Joyce has some valid points. The Army needs more support and help on the ground and many, inc myself, are questioning our role in Afghanistan. What keeps me supportive of us being there and why the government are committed to us being there is simple. Look at who our enemy is! Remember what happened in the events leading up to our invading Afghanistan!

We are not dealing with run of the mill terrorists, or some average dictatorship. We are fighting a terrorist group who waged a violent, evil, and twisted assult on our hemisphere eight years ago next week. These people aren't interested in negotiation or reason, they are interested in barbaric subservience to their warped view of Islam and aided by a culture of death.

Seventy years ago today Britain faced a similar crisis. We went into it with baited breath, knowing that the cost was high, but we did so in order to rid the World of a perverted tyranny. Lets do our utmost to help our troops in Afghanistan and to give aid when we can and to leave when we can, but let us when we question our role remember why we originally went in