BBC: Blair promises 'more for troops' (in Afghanistan)

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Saturday, 7 October 2006, 08:30 GMT 09:30 UK

Blair promises 'more for troops'

British forces in Afghanistan will be provided with whatever resources
they need, the prime minister has said.

Addressing military personnel on the fifth anniversary of operations
in the country, Tony Blair pledged "every support and every protection".

He said this included providing more armoured vehicles and more helicopters.

Mr Blair praised the courage displayed during a "very tough" operation and
acknowledged it was still "lawless" in the south where most troops were
based.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5414974.stm

[rpannier]

1. If he's following scrubs lead

that means more..."extended tours of duty, more hardship, more expense on their part, more incompetance by their political leaders."

[legin]

2. A nice bit of propaganda

by both blair and the BBC.

1. sod the equipment, put the other half a million troops that are needed into the country.

2. the 'more for troops' headline allows me to misread it in the way that is intended.

Unless the BBC start telling it like it is fairly soon, I am going to think about deducting their capital letters.