""Oh dear Don, you have fallen into the trap of becoming one of the blinkered masses. Isolationism can lead to far greater ills.""
What the hell are you on about, mate, and where in my last post was there any mention of isolationism?
I merely made the point that a defensive force fights only within its own territory.
What is happening in Afghanistan is not in defence of this or any other Western country. It is simple colonialism wrapped in a false veneer of national defence. It is military action to enforce a change to a form of government which our governments feel will be more amenable to their ideals, and more favourable toward their interests.
The worst thing about it is that it will inevitably fail to achieve any worthwhile result.