Mike Spry casts doubts concerning my knowledge of history but I am not alone.
Recent statements from Taliban leaders threaten retribution against the UK in response to the ill-advised invasion of their homeland.
A demonstration in London called upon the Government to leave action in Iraq to the UN but was brushed aside by Tony Blair.
Every invader of Iraq and Afghanistan has been given a bloody nose. A quotation by ex-foreign secretary John Reid that "British troops could leave Afghanistan in three years without firing a shot" will follow him to the grave.
F Avenell.
Beckhampton Street
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