The Commons Defence Committee raised precisely these concerns back in April.
MPs fearful over Afghan mission
British troops preparing to deploy to Afghanistan face "fundamental tension" over their mission, MPs have warned.
The Commons Defence Committee said attempts to crack down on drug lords in the area, one of the troops' missions, could result in increased violence.
The MPs also expressed concern that the 3,300-strong force lacked close air support and transport helicopters.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4881824.stm
The compulsive liar and former alcoholic communist John Reid claimed that
it was "absolutely and completely untrue" that he had received requests from Army commanders for 600 more troops.
"Just in case there had been a request from any quarter which I had not yet received, I clarified the position this morning with the commander of British forces here."
He said the role of the British forces in Helmand was fundamentally different to that of the US forces elsewhere in Afghanistan.
He said: "We are in the south to help and protect the Afghan people construct their own democracy.
"We would be perfectly happy to leave in three years and without firing one shot because our job is to protect the reconstruction."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4935532.stm
After Friday, there will be no opportunity for Parliamentary scrutiny of this Op until October. There are a lot of days and nights between then and now, and the liars in government will do their best to pretend all is well, regardless of human cost.