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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
A very interesting (some might say controversial) article by Mark Steel.
"At one point we were there to stop the opium, then to install democracy, now to prevent terrorist attacks in Britain. Next week he'll tell us the Taliban must be defeated as emissions from burqas are the greatest cause of climate change, or the plan is to buy the Taliban with public money until Afghanistan is back on its feet, and sell off the profitable sections such as Jihad training camps at a rate that makes sound economic sense." |
Reminds me of the way the argument for ID cards has 'developed' over time......