William Hague has said he would be "very surprised" if Afghan forces did not have responsibility for their own security by 2014, and that he did not expect UK combat forces to still be there by the time of the next scheduled general election in 2015.
However, Defence Secretary Liam Fox predicted that British forces could be among the last to leave Afghanistan and "strategic patience" was required. He urged the UK and its Nato allies to "hold our nerve" and show the resolve to "see the job through".
Quite apart from the obvious truth that British forces should not be shedding their blood on Afghan soil in the 1st place (the campaign is driven by US economic interests and serves only to worsen Western-Islamic relations) the 2 statements are clearly at odds. Either the forces stay until the job is done, or they leave by 2014!
If I was a soldier stationed in Afghnistan I would be horrified that my supreme command shamefully didn't appear to be of a consistent mind on such a life or death issue as this campaign.
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