Australia: Afghanistan to 'struggle' for 15 years


	Australia: Afghanistan to 'struggle' for 15 years

ratilfar

1-31-2008 9:45 PM

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australia, afghanistan, war, war on terror

ratilfar says:

Australia also payed a price for involving itself in the last U.S. adventure. Now they have been abandoned in Afghanistan along side the rest of NATO. Way to go Georgie!

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