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Aeneas · 03-11-2009, 10:25 PM

This site, whatever it is, talks about the caveats employed by some NATO members:

http://insurgencyresearchgroup.wordp...ensed-to-kill/

Article about Germany using troops in a "war":
http://www.europesworld.org/NewEngli...istanrole.aspx

Looks like I'll be reading for hours...
http://www.aicgs.org/analysis/c/Hanpeter021507.aspx

"... the Germans were not fully sharing the same risks and burdens they (US and UK) themselves were confronting in the more dangerous southern portion of Afghanistan."

Germans in theatre:
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/se...afgh-s24.shtml

"Recent assurances by Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (Christian Democratic Union, CDU)—that the German armed forces continue to enjoy a good reputation among the Afghan population, who even understand the reasons for German attacks on civilians—are not only cynical but are disproved by the daily attacks on German army patrols."

03-11-2009, 10:25 PM	#41
Aeneas Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Exp:	This site, whatever it is, talks about the caveats employed by some NATO members: http://insurgencyresearchgroup.wordp...ensed-to-kill/ Article about Germany using troops in a "war": http://www.europesworld.org/NewEngli...istanrole.aspx Looks like I'll be reading for hours... http://www.aicgs.org/analysis/c/Hanpeter021507.aspx "... the Germans were not fully sharing the same risks and burdens they (US and UK) themselves were confronting in the more dangerous southern portion of Afghanistan." Germans in theatre: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/se...afgh-s24.shtml "Recent assurances by Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (Christian Democratic Union, CDU)—that the German armed forces continue to enjoy a good reputation among the Afghan population, who even understand the reasons for German attacks on civilians—are not only cynical but are disproved by the daily attacks on German army patrols."