Germany extends its presence in Afghanistan for a year
The Bundestag approved the extension of German military participation in Afghanistan in the IFAS (NATO) international forces operation until 31 January 2012. The majority was large: 420 for, 116 against and 43 abstentions, bringing together the ruling coalition parties (CDU-CSU and FDP) and only part of the Social Democrats (SPD). The maximum limit remains fixed at 5.350 soldiers, including a reserve of 350 people. The government has shown its hope during the transition period (which sees the responsibility for security transferred to Afghan forces, to reduce the military presence "from the end of 2011“But that will only happen if”the situation permits"and if that does not present"no risks for the remaining German soldiers and the sustainability of the transfer process".
"no risk for the remaining German soldiers..." it will be expensive for the German citizen to do simple "figuration" At a time when budget cuts are drastically burdening German capacity, we are left a tad taken aback!
I think that like the German "special forces" which we know have done absolutely nothing in three years of presence on Afghan soil and which no one talks about, it would be better not to mention this sauce version German from “The show must go on”