Dutch to Send 1,400 troops to Afghanistan

Parliament votes to reinforce NATO mission

Dutch lawmakers on Thursday voted in favor of sending up to 1,400 troops to Afghanistan after being pressed by NATO allies to join their deployment in the country’s south and allow some U.S. forces to withdraw.”The bill has been accepted,” the parliamentary speaker said after observing that the largest parties had voted in favor.

The decision helps NATO expand its forces in the country. It was delayed from last year because of reservations within the Netherlands, but NATO, U.N. and Afghan leaders have pleaded in recent days for Dutch support for the mission.

Comments

  1. Chief RZ wrote:

    Good news, but the left will probably say that they don’t count as one of the coalition because they are under NATO.

    Posted 02 Feb 2006 at 8:57 pm

  2. TC@LeatherPenguin wrote:

    Nothing like a bunch of raving psychos going bonkers over goddamned cartoons to clear the **** from your eyes and realize it’s time to put your finger in that Islamic dike that’s threatening to drown your country in blood, huh DutchBoy?

    While your at it, paint my porch.

    Posted 03 Feb 2006 at 11:48 am

  3. rbj wrote:

    Given what happened at Srebrenica, do the Afghans want the Dutch troops.

    Posted 03 Feb 2006 at 1:20 pm

  4. John the Marine wrote:

    Great, we need troops and NATO sends a Dutch marching band. The Dutch surrender almost as fast as the French.

    Posted 09 Feb 2006 at 8:40 pm

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