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Old 18th Jan 2008, 21:49
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Perhaps, just perhaps, you want to get the story straight.........

http://iht.com/articles/reuters/2008...STAN-GATES.php


Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Gates was concerned that his remarks were being interpreted as criticism of individual countries, like Britain, Canada and the Netherlands which have forces in Afghanistan's southern region.

Instead he was saying that NATO as a whole was not structured to handle insurgencies, Morrell said.

My emphasis for the second paragraph. Still feel that way?

Last edited by brickhistory; 18th Jan 2008 at 22:32. Reason: throttled back being p1ssed off by the subject being taken out of context