And lets keep perspective eh? Afghanistan is a "live" military training exercise field testing weapons and battle training troops. It's an extremely cheap way of preparing for future conflicts if you discount the lives of the enemy as being desirable to kill on behalf of some half-assed threat to our freedom or the freedom of an oppressed group that.... oh, fuck it. The boiled ham supper with fresh beans and cabbage and carrots and spuds was excellent... I am stuffed... who cares about some raghead getting shot by a sniper at 2.5km distance... it's all good training eh. And the fresh beans are to die for!