britain has half as many troops in afghanistan as the u.s.

between them they have more troops in afghanistan than the rest of the world put together

why the disproportion?

the writer realized some years ago the only mistake you can make when trying to work out what is going on is not to be cynical enough

one programme he watched this year showed a british seizure of what looked like 100-200 kg of partly refined opium

then consider the fact that during the vietnam war undercover operatives were bringing the heroin into the u.s. in the coffins of dead soldiers

the conclusion is that the military is being used for the trafficking of drugs

so political decisions are being made to send troops to stop the flow of drugs and then the oligarchs are channelling seized drugs back onto the streets via their own distribution system and getting the best out of a bad situation

or more cynically again

the commitment of troops is specifically to acquire drugs and increase profits by cutting out the middle men

see previous entries 5th october