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    ''I think we run the risk of just drifting to a situation where there is no alternative other than to give it away, and that will be a colossal blow,'' Mr Howard said. "What we've got to ask ourselves is, what is the consequence of failure in Afghanistan? That would be an enormous blow to American prestige. It would greatly embolden the terrorist cause not only in Afghanistan and the Middle East but throughout the world. That is really what is at stake." Mr Howard said he knew the decision to increase troop numbers would be difficult. Full Article at The Age
    What we've got to ask ourselves is, what is the consequence of failure in Afghanistan? That would be an enormous blow to American prestige. It would greatly embolden the terrorist cause not only in Afghanistan and the Middle East but throughout the world. That is really what is at stake.
    John Howard – John Howard SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago
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Howard calls for troop boost
  1. People are weary, it's taken a long time and our opponents play a very long game ... They know that in the end Western liberal democracies get weary of troop commitments and they call for an end or look for a short cut. That is exactly what our enemies, al-Qaeda and others, want to see happen.
    SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago
  2. It does seem that every element of logic suggests that if you've got the man on the ground saying, 'let's have more', then it's pretty hard to ignore that
    SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago
  3. I think it's a very risky strategy to ignore advice of that kind from the man on the ground
    John Howard – John Howard SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago
  4. There should be additional commitments from all of the countries, including my own, that have troops there at present
    SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago
  5. I think winning in Afghanistan is critical to the long-term prestige of the United States and the West and I think there does need to be, on all the evidence I've seen, an increase in the troop commitment.
    SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago
  6. I think we run the risk of just drifting to a situation where there is no alternative other than to give it away, and that will be a colossal blow
    John Howard – John Howard SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago

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