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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to change his government’s policy of intervening in the affairs of Afghanistan, and to withdraw all our brave servicemen from taking part in any further military operations in Afghanistan, leaving the people of Afghanistan to construct their own civil society, and we petition you to make these changes as our servicemen should not be risking their lives in what is now an unwinnable, civil war in Afghanistan. More details
Submitted by Andrew Constantine of English Democrats – Deadline to sign up by: 18 December 2008 – Signatures: 78
More details from petition creator
The US and UK intervened in Afghanistan after the Taliban allowed al-Qaeda to launch terrorist attacks on the West (including 9/11). But now Pakistan allows al-Qaeda to operate, so denying them Afghanistan as a base will not prevent further terrorist attacks. The sight of Western forces fighting in an Islamic country may well gain support for al-Qaeda. Even if the UK’s forces in Afghanistan were equipped to fight a counter-insurgency war, and we know their equipment is in fact inadequate, obsolescent and worn-out, such a war is very hard for a Western army to fight and win. We rightly value our soldiers’ lives too much: we try to fight a clean war against an enemy that can merge with local society. The war is likely to prove unwinnable. Your government must shed its liberal interventionist foreign policy. The people of Afghanistan should be left alone to decide on their own future. Bring our brave troops home, welcome them as the heros they are, and then look after them well. But most of all take them from harm's way by arranging for their exit from Afghanistan before we suffer more casualties.
Current signatories
Andrew Constantine, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- John salmons
- Fred Forsythe (not the)
- Stephen Gash
- M Peck
- Craig Healey, English Democrats
- Dick King
- S King
- A Ellis English Parliament
- James
- Chris Sheridan
- John Cooper English Democrats
- lorraine miles English Democrats
- W. Budd.English Democrats.
- Jim Gash
- Graham Tattersall
- Douglas Milnes
- Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
- English Democrats You Coward,British services fight muslim terror Home&Abroad
- N King
- Steven Wooding
- J RICHARDS
- Frank Martin Gillett
- Adrian Martin
- lisa joanne whitehouse
- sue harrop
- John Stupples
- Kathryn Bass
- allan iceton
- Christopher Way
- David Scott
- Abida Mahmood
- S.Sultan
- M.Revas
- JEAN GODWIN
- WILLIAM GODWIN
- Mrs Margaret Rose Kelly
- Frank Smith
- Heather Penn
- jackie duthie
- Barbara
- Geoffrey Woollard
- Richard Fleming
- Dr Nasir Ameer
- Razina Ashraf
- P.Cotton
- Tanya Louise Tidey
- denis w hawkins
- A Ward
- Brian Varney
- STEPHEN GRIFFITHS
- G Pitt
- Christopher Bissell
- Finlay Dowell
- Claire Read
- Rachel Reeve
- Adam Ford
- ed
- daniel woolston
- Joanne Wright
- Andy Simons
- Chloe Baker
- Ross Watson
- Tracey Read
- Gary Gunton
- Charmain Dickerson
- Martin Steven Beales
- Craig Oliver Haines
- Angela Read
- Andy price
- kerri lewis
- andy shaw
- Flt Lt G E Blenkinsop RAF Regt Retired
- David Rowan
- Sharon Beckham
- David Jones
- G QUIJAS
- Peter Halligan
