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| Afghanistan |
| Germany ready to withdraw ISAF troops |
| 2003-02-21 |
| BERLIN, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- German Defense Minister Peter Struck Friday announced Germany would withdraw troops from Afghanistan if the tension in the region escalates due to an U.S.-led strike on Iraq. In other words, we'll pull out when you most need us. Although senior German media earlier had quoted German military officials as saying the ISAF forces would remain even if the U.S. administration wages war on Iraq, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder repeatedly has cautioned the international community about a possible increase in terrorist attacks in the event of such a war. Sounds like Herr Stuck is just following Gerhard's orders. The army wants to do the job. The German military base in Kabul has been the target of two missile attacks in the last few weeks and it faced a suicide bomb attack last year. |
| Posted by:JAB |
| #3 "I was only following orders." Where have I heard that before? |
| Posted by: John 2003-02-21 21:05:52 |
| #2 well, here's the reality of it, isaf doesn't do a damn thing except hang around in kabul. And even they don't do it all that well. I was there in country for 8 months, and the only time I saw an isaf soldier was when I went back to bagram for a resupply run. Those guys don't do a damn thing except mill around kabul and SOME do ANA training. -DS "the horns hold up the halo." |
| Posted by: DeviantSaint 2003-02-21 15:52:23 |
| #1 This is purely speculative so far. It will only happen if the situation becomes unsustainable. There is an agreement with the American government on this. |
| Posted by: Ralf Goergens 2003-02-21 15:14:20 |