Afghanistan: easy to explain, difficult to justify

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31 October 2011It is time to bring our troops home, writes Scott MacInnes in The Drum Unleashed.

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With the tragic death of three more Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, concerned citizens will be asking themselves whether the sacrifice of human lives (on all sides) can still be justified, despite predictable government reassurances, public indifference and the lack of proper media scrutiny.

Of the two "official" reasons put forward to justify our continuing military involvement, the first is disingenuous because it cannot operate as an independent justification. And the second now lacks all credibility.

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