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gynn · 06-07-2012, 01:35

If we cut the number of troops in the armed forces, maybe it will lead to us contributing our fair share, and no more, to international disputes.

Here is a list of current troop numbers in Afghanistan

United States 90,000
United Kingdom 9,500
Germany 4,812
France 3,935
Italy 3,880
Poland 2,560
Romania 1,938
Turkey 1,786
Spain 1,552

Source: NATO

NATO troops are in Afghanistan to protect the western world from the threat of terrorism. That threat is as real in Germany, France, Italy and Spain as it is in the UK, so why do we have between two and five times the number of troops there?

The USA can justify their own position.

06-07-2012, 01:35	#17
gynn Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,136 Liked: 10 times Rep Power: 4983	Re: Army cuts If we cut the number of troops in the armed forces, maybe it will lead to us contributing our fair share, and no more, to international disputes. Here is a list of current troop numbers in Afghanistan United States 90,000 United Kingdom 9,500 Germany 4,812 France 3,935 Italy 3,880 Poland 2,560 Romania 1,938 Turkey 1,786 Spain 1,552 Source: NATO NATO troops are in Afghanistan to protect the western world from the threat of terrorism. That threat is as real in Germany, France, Italy and Spain as it is in the UK, so why do we have between two and five times the number of troops there? The USA can justify their own position.